While I draw inspiration from my life experiences, these poems are not meant to be read as a narration of facts, nor are they meant to be read as being about any one specific person, living or dead. Sometimes there is a dedication to a group or an individual who has inspired me to write a given poem. Many times I combine elements of fiction and fantasy with reality. I find meaning in creating beauty from the chaos of life, of adding order to what can sometimes feel random or arbitrary.
You
are
sunlight
on a watercolor face;
raindrops on parched lips.
Butterflies at my cheeks
and a moth perched on my nose.
Fish swimming beside me in a river and a snapping turtle
that refuses to bite.
You are a lion’s growl and the softness of breath when we sleep.
You healed my broken wings
and turned my feathers into prisms of light.
You are the warmth in my eyes and the happy kind of tears.
We are two birds flying through the eternal sunset.
We can fly
anywhere.