SAFE FROM IRONY

Safe From Irony

I'm sick of love, I need it so

It tries to stay, I make it go

It flings itself down at my feet

And gags me on it's taste so sweet.

I'm tired of dying, I want to live

I can't take anymore, I want to give

I cannot sleep nor close my lids

Don't wake me now, you never did.

If I could walk, I'd walk so far

Or drive myself there in your car

If I could fly, I'd fly to God

But I'm a dead man, made of sod.

Ironic things, ironic thoughts 

They don't come free, they must be bought

And bought with diamonds encased in gold

Exchanged and bartered by the soul.

The nights are days, the days are nights

And in our terrors we delight

The days are dark and fads that fade

And passed in secret masquerade.

You say you love me but you don't

You want to love me but I won't

I run in circles cloaked in woe

I'm sick of love, I need it so.

©by Voo

Jan 14, 2007 

10:48 p.m.

BODY SURFING ON OCEAN BEACH

Body Surfing on Ocean Beach

Look! A falling star, I said

And as you turned, my lips caught you

In the hollow of your throat

It was midnight and the sand was warm

The sky was clear, the wine was cold

And you were the sweetest dream

I'd ever had.

Listen to the waves, I said

And as you listened, I heard my heart

Thunder louder than the highest tide

The ocean behind you in the moonlight glowed

And you smiled at me

Sparkling like a diamond

In my lonely eyes.

The beach was ours

The world was ours, so it appeared

And hand in hand, we walked

Till midnight died and left a hint of dawn

And we laughed and laughed till the puncture wounds

In both our hearts were mended

And we walked on.

Look! A falling star, you said

And as I looked, your lips caught me

On the mouth, my hungry mouth

And devoured me with your wanting

Little white waves kissed our ankles

And we loved each other

Till the tide came in again.

©by Voo

July 29, 07

2 a.m.

                                                      Ocean sounds

FORBIDDEN

FORBIDDEN




You and I, we long for things forbidden
We long for love that never can be given
We yearn for dances in the dark of night
And feel the lure of love kept out of sight.

You and I, we need what's not conceded
We've heard the warnings our ears never heeded
And yet, our hearts, so lost in love's demands
Fell into love and took it from our hands.

You and I, we live in simulation
Of life and breath, yet live in stimulation
Of passing glance and touch of fingertips
And yearn in vain for brush of tender lips.

You and I, we pass on crowded streets
Surreptitiously, maneuver there to meet
Touch of hand and sigh and catch of breath
And then are whisked away to lover's death.

How long will this go on, I cannot say
So many years now, we have lived this way
So many nights we've cried until the dawn
And held to hope though hope in hope has gone.

You and I, of blood and creed apart
We feel no difference, bonded in our hearts
We see no ancient need to separate
But live in cruel abeyance to our fates.

My love, my love, my soul, what must I do?
My destiny was sealed when I saw you
My heart was given to that golden hand
And I became your woman, you, my man.

You and I, are promised to the others
But our two souls will never join another's
Our hearts are melded into shape of one
And so will be until our lives are done.

So in the marketplace, we steal a look
You drop a flower for me in a book
You smile a smile that no one else will see
And in your way, I know you're loving me.

My father meets your father in the square
And scowls, pretends, he doesn't see him there
Ancestral feuds thrive through infinity
And do not know they ended with you and me.

You and I. I love to say those words
I whisper to you knowing I shan't be heard
I hold you close to me and stroke your hair
Open my eyes and see that you're not there.

Tomorrow, we will meet again, I know
And watch till out of sight, then we must go
My father's hand will pull me from your path
But through our tears, in silence, we will laugh.

©by Voo
April 19, 2004