"SAMANTHA"

For Stacy and Andy

Swimming, once freely, in a shrinking abyss,
Acutely aware of a world—vibrant, veiled;
Many months awaiting first embrace and first kiss,
And when all life’s moments, save one, will be paled.
Not one of you grasping the breadth of your love,
Till meeting, at last, when cradled near heart;
Held ever-so softly, as one would a dove,
Aglow brightly with pride for your work of art.

Myself and I

orb of amber glowing bright
floating weightless in the night
brings to the void a gentle light
and casts a shadow of me slight

it never lets me stray from sight
clings desperately to my feet tight
when I step left, it follows right
we dance as one till I take flight
which rips us two apart at height
but join again once we alight
thus ends our momentary plight
until the clouds descend with spite
and chase my friend away in fright

I know someday we’ll reunite
to relive our nocturnal rite
till then, this memory shall delight
and bid to my dear friend—goodnight