Loveblind

In our past lives
We passed as ghosts,
We briefly touched,

It left a mark
Invisible upon our skin,
Burrowed deep,

It scarred our hearts

Our eyes will search
The darkest vault,
Discover stars
That doth align

They'll burn our eyes
And leave us blind
Blinding love,

Immortal sign

Stumbling forth,
We query why
Compelling love

So long, suspended

We had but to
Open our eyes
Enlightened now

Our torture,ended.

2012 © LH

Mindfield

Grinding teeth, bleached white tombstones
Sleeping soldiers, lost in dreams
Buried deep, the caustic tongue
Whispers of a war beneath

Behind the poppy coloured lips
She masks an agonising pain
The copper taste and sanguine froth
Spill forth in conflict once again

Foaming as a rabid dog
The kindest cure, to take her life
Sleep with soldiers in their tombs
And flick the trigger switch to night

Dark tendrils stroke her war-torn head
Her tongue is silent in its grave
He stole her mind, her heart escaped
In the end that was all she gave.

2012 © LH

The Sycamore in Winter

Curious Corvids skirt beneath the cinereous clouds
A tumultuous wave of curling and swirling
In the crepuscular light they inhabit your bough
Rooted to the spot, scrutinized, analyzed

Disrobed and shivering, you reach out to me
I find you ugly, however, it's alluring
The guise of your sway,
When the light caresses your languid limbs,
For a brief moment, you appear radiant.

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2012 © LH