#NaHaiWriMo 2017 – day twenty

sitting in silence
we fill our heads with words
all that reading

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skin touches skin
in the wet early morning
our bodies in space

*

i feel the tension
turn and turn and turn again
be anxious for nothing

*

just a few moments 
engulfed in light and breath 
our bodies suspended

#NaHaiWriMo 2017 – day nineteen

i sense your presence

the way it fills empty spaces

joy unspeakable

*

i do have jealous bones

i wish i had written that

no bones about it

*

unveil your heart

the moment fills with awe

let me honour you

*

the heart swells, fills

celebrating the journey

each and every win

#NaHaiWriMo 2017 – day eighteen

it’s all tension here
what is the correct distance
between life and death

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such an honour
placed gently in my hands
each one of your dreams

*

all this talk of distance
the head, the heart, and all that -
the question of trust

*

i feel the weight of you
the simple fact of your presence
is my anchor

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the question of timing
i’ve never been good at waiting
neither have you

#NaHaiWriMo 2017 – day seventeen

our second chances

everything we don’t deserve

we fill our pockets

*

words never uttered

the ways we erase ourselves

the backwards glance

*

not paying attention

i allow myself to be fooled

there will be regrets

*

the war of attrition

how often we are enticed

according to taste

#NaHaiWriMo 2017 - day sixteen

there are no birds

and yet the sky bright and blue

a weight lifting

*

now you must stand firm

it is good to know your measure

take hold of your anchor

*

do not be dissuaded

let them feel the weight of you

hands sure, words true

*

and so we stand here

knowing there really aren’t words

reaching for hope

*

it’s unexpected

the admission of defeat

desire for retreat