Big Sad Eyes

She was the girl with the big sad eyes,
With the shaky hands and weak smile.
She was the girl with the big sad eyes,
With the gentle heart and fierce soul.

Human Affection

Like everyone else in this love-starved world,
I desperately crave human affection.
The touch of a hand,
A warm body to hold,
Two of the many ways we share
Our human affection.
I want it so keenly
The edge cuts deep into my flesh,
And spills my love-starved blood on the parched earth.

Empty Space

I stand
In chilling rain drops
To take the edge off my rage;
Their sweet sting
Absorbs and dilutes
Tears of hot fury.
The heat of anger
And the coolness of the night
Cannot exist simultaneously.
They cannot be near each other.
Alone in the rain, in the night,
I only feel peace.
Each kiss of the sky's fingertips,
Brushing away my wrath,
Is another taste of freedom.
In this empty space
Between the last house
And where the sidewalk runs out
There is safety.
Not amongst the people,
Not out of their reach,
But alone;
Nobody ever thinks to look in the spaces between.

His Moon

He was the earth,
And she was the moon;
Forever together,
Yet always apart.
Reaching to each other,
Made for one another,
They danced in silent synchronicity.

He watched for her,
Both day and night
While she circled around him:
His satellite.

He held her close,
And he kept her safe;
Forever separate,
Yet always one.
Reaching to each other,
Made for one another,
They danced in satisfied simplicity.

He waited for her,
To bask in her light
When she circled around him:
His satellite.