sweet kiss

a sweet kiss

I would be remiss

to dismiss it

as just a fling

when my heart sings

your name into praises

midnight sky

midnight sky

will you undress me

with bedroom eyes

one last time

before sunrise returns

our illicit affair

slips into shadows

where hearts burn

wherever you are

wherever you are, love,

I hope you find me soon

before my heart turns

to snow and ice

take me in your arms,

just like in the movies,

stare into my eyes until

sunsets kiss away tears

let me slumber in your

shadow, until I get lost

in dreams filled with love

and are never-ending

- Inspired by dVerse MTB: O Apostrophe!

the orphans

they tried to lift

the children’s spirits

with candy and toys

but melancholy had

a grip on their hearts

they missed the warmth

of home  and kept

promises of peace

not cold like the road

being shifted from

orphanage to orphanage

without a pause

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #93: Spirited Poems
Although I was blessed to not been an orphan, I can imagine the heartache once must experience when left alone in this world without a parent to guide you.  I dedicate this poem to all the orphans in the world - keep your head up.

gratitude

I am grateful

for the silence

of mornings

letting my mind

rest before the

grind of the day

I am grateful

of the serenity

of nights

fall into dreams 
to recharge 
for tomorrow

- Written in response to Poetic Aside 2019 November PAD Chapbook Challenge Day 28

meal ticket

he thought

his b-ball skills

was his meal ticket

out the hood into

millionaire status

but hoop dreams are

achieved by so few

she believed

her thin frame

would gain her

model fame

but one must ask

is the price

worth the pain

you and me

had faith that

our degrees

were the keys

to upper class

then they changed 

the game

- Inspired by Poetic Aside 2019 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 25

dare

I dare you

to tell me

the truth

no matter how

it might

break me