Poem

Write me a poem, will you?
I will hang it up my wall,
right besides the paintings that I made
for you, which you did not want.

Write me a poem, will you?
I will keep it in my diary,
between the crumbled pages of stories
of times that are now history.

Write me a poem, will you?
I will keep it by my bed,
besides the empty photo frames
that I took with me when I left.

Write me a poem, will you?
I will keep it under my pillow,
right beneath the creases
where you used to rest your head.

Write me a poem, will you?
I will keep it in my mind
which is now adept
at keeping occupied

Write me a poem, will you?
I will keep it in my heart
and throw out the rest of you
part by part.

Poem

Write me a poem, will you?
for all the nights of angst you have had.
I will hang it up by my bed,
and have a good nights sleep under it.

Write me a poem, will you?
for every word I went back on.
I will keep it in my diary,
besides the list of promises you kept.

Write me a poem, will you?
for all the times I have erred.
I will keep it by my bed,
like a symbol of your resolve.

Write me a poem, will you?
for all your hopes I dismayed.
I will keep it under my pillow
and dream my glorious dreams.

Write me a poem will you?
for every time I have looked elsewhere.
I will keep it in my mind
as a reminder to keep my faith.

Write me a poem, will you?
for all the poems you've written me thus far.
I will keep it in my heart
in the void of your absence.

Tenacity

Tenacity is about how soon do you follow up
an "Oh Shit!!" with a "No Problem"

Through now

Hide not a thing
that you earned or won.
They don't want what you have,
they want what you want.

Settle not so much
that you do as I say.

Just get through right now 

but its best you don't stay.

Think not a thought

that culls the heart.

For only having will resolve

all that it wants.

Keep not a person guessing,
say what you have got.
And while you are at it
start with the bad.

Hold no blows back,
knock a few down.
Didn't they push you
when you had turned around.

Starve not in the absence
of what is now gone.
Gratify with present
all that you can.

Fight not a battle,
to resist the assault.
flee, let a few in,
and build new walls.