Boyfriend Husband Poems

Relationships are built 
On foundations.
Where some are firm,
Others are flimsy.

We often forget
What relationships are.
With a change of title
Comes immense pressure.

‘Boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’
In terms of ourselves.
Even...

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Sidewalks

We walked along the sidewalks
that paralleled the beach,
the ocean roaring in the distance
just beyond the soft sands,
an echo of all the waves
that have ever touched...

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It’s not okay a heavy make-up
Ahead of a medical check-up
And - please believe me-it’s a  up:
If doctor is handsome “a set up!”

It’s a patient’s...

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I hear you laughing
you feel my passion
you feel my grip
in your hands

The tides mesmerize
I lift you high
leaving behind
footprints in the sand...

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I’m with you,
I’m without when not.

That’s how much you’ve become.
Plastered fabric enmeshed into me.
Like drywall, yet to crack, but firm and white.

Bare bones make us...

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Why marrying today 
And divorcing tomorrow? 
Marriage is not  dry run
                        or dummy run
Marriage is not hubbub
                       or rehab
Marriage is not hotchpotch
                       or hodgepodge
Marriage is...

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So, do you tell all your friends that you have loves gun to my head?
 My legs work just fine it's easy to get up...

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The Waves

We walk along the shore together. 
We stop, and look out upon the sea. 
Words come to the surface, 
and sink again, 
unspoken. 

You...

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Love is when you have a butterflies in the pit of your stomach 
When you are near someone that makes you jittery. 
Do not confuse...

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Only if it was possible, only if I could do it.. those will only remain my wishes. I wish I can come to you, all...

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Like the most gentle quiver, trembling
Kissing the naked breath, lingering
Caressing the whisper of silence
Embracing the spirit with a pleasure
Burning through ruthless resistance
Echoing, resonating – affection,...

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Getting along together
Dancing that same old dance
But you’ve forgotten the steps
So now what
Is this my new lot
You have changed
And I changed to be content 
with...

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Cards

I would write, 
and draw... 
and make a card
every day, 
if I thought it would 
lesson the distance between us
by only an inch. 
I would...

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That day we met
‘twas summer ‘63
at the local hop
you sidled up to me
You took my hand 
  we danced 
    ...

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oblivious

we are oblivious to it all, the death, the lies, the cries of nature and spirits among mankind, powerful sweet repose we will regret our...

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