Backstage

Audio of my latest poetry book, Backstage a collection of love poems.

Stubborn Heart

my hMy love leave slow  Linger on threshold  Waiting  Cast your voice in my oceans  Bait the hook with that tone  I can guarantee a good catch 

04-29
01:23

Haunted House

Love is a haunted house Ever since you & I cross this threshold Things from our past been creeping out the shadows

04-29
00:41

I Got You

I can’t give you the world But I’ve got these hands Claim them as your own when yours are too weak Too shame-filled to fold in prayer I’ll bow palms on your behalf I got you

04-29
00:32

Simmer

I need my love brought to a slow boil Soften the callused soul Resurrect the flavor of a wounded heart

04-29
00:31

Be Yourself

I don’t want this love of mine to be another place you feel you can’t be yourself Ain’t no stages here

04-29
00:31

Soft With You

Could you get the zipper on this strength? it’s been hard to breathe help me ease into something a little more comfortable like my humanity

04-29
00:56

Free

Love is an ocean Its depths unsearchable Floats you to the surface Waves an applause for all the storms you’ve sailed I’ll be your sky Your ocean

04-29
00:49

Muse

You will not be the next man You are the only My past of rough drafts has written me just for you

04-29
00:39

Are You Hungry

I won’t be putting all my time where it ain’t invited I’m teaching my affection not to overstay her welcome

04-29
00:44

Native Tongue

I can speak your language just be patient enough to love me in lessons

04-29
01:33

My Time

If I crack open my hours & make room for you Will you waste it?

04-29
00:40

Hymns of War

’ve wielded words into weapons But for you

04-29
00:25

Mundane Love

I admit I slip & fall into mundane love

04-29
01:38

Found

I wasn’t looking but somehow I found you

04-29
00:42

Carve Craters

My limbs fold a bedtime of your speech I am well rested

04-29
00:25

Garden of Love

I want a garden of love - so full We leave no room for ego to bloom Peace like weeds choke it out at the root

04-29
00:38

Romantic *bonus poem

This poem is not in the book but it is a favorite.

04-28
01:42

16. Love Will Leave

I love you . . . but

04-28
00:20

15. Audience Of You

getting all this applause only wanting an encore of your smile

04-28
00:22

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