Again--Black Series

The Taste 

of you on

my breath.

The Sound

of you inside

my head.

The Feel

of you still

on

my skin.

The Heartbeat

I 

still hear

ringing

in my 

ears.

Your Voice

in my 

mind's eye

I keep

hearing even

when 

you're gone.

This Memory

of 

you

in my heart

I 

keep repeating

again

and

again

and again.

Because Of You--Black Series

Your taste

in my heart

lies there

like a 

memory.

The feel

of your fingers

on mine

a gentle 

caress 

in my 

mind.

That look

to see if

I'm still there

as if 

I would ever

leave 

you.

Sounds

echoing in 

my ears

the constant

droning of

the world

outside

disappears.

Your smell

sinking into me

changing 

my very DNA

who 

I am

what I've

become.

I sit here

washed

cleansed in 

you

bathed 

in 

your soul.

Sanctify me

I ask

but you

always reply

I am

what you've 

made me

I only

exist

because of

you.

A PRAYER FOR PEACE--WHAT I WRITE ABOUT(COPIED & PASTED FROM MY PRESONAL FACEBOOK PAGE)--WHEN I'M NOT ON MY BLOG

SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT

FOR YOU

TODAY.

A POST ON MY

FACEBOOK 

PAGE--

INSPIRED 

A PICTURE I SAW

AS I SCROLLED

THROUGH

MY 

NEWS FEED.

EQUALITY--PERCEPTION--WHY IT MATTERS.

SIMPLY--A PRAYER FOR PEACE.

I APOLOGIZE
FOR THE ODD
TEXT FORMAT,
BUT I'M MORE OF A
WRITE-IT-ON-A-NAPKIN
KIND OF WRITER,
RATHER
THAN
A TECH SAVVY
ONE.

HOPEFUL
THAT WON'T
DETOUR YOUR
HEART
FROM HEARING
WHAT MINE
TRIED
TO SAY,
&
YOURS
HOPEFULLY
TAKING
A PIECE
OF IT
WITH YOU.

MY RANT FOR THE DAY...A SUBJECT I WILL NEVER BE CONVINCED IS OK...THOSE WHO DON'T LEARN FROM HISTORY-ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT.....

THIS-THE HOLOCAUST-WASN'T CAUSED BY ONE MAN'S HATE-IT WAS CAUSE BY ONE MAN SPEAKING LOUDLY ABOUT THE HATE OF MANY. HE WAS CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO THINK HIS PUBLIC HATE-SHARED BY MANY ACROSS EUROPE FOR GENERATIONS-WOULD BE ACCEPTED-WOULD BE ALLOWED-WOULD BE FOLLOWED-BECAUSE HE KNEW HE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE.

WAS HE UNBALANCED-EVIL-& JUST PLAIN WRONG??...YES...WAS HE ALONE??....NO.

HIS TRAINS DIDN'T DRIVE THEMSELVES TO THE CONCENTRATION-WORK-& DEATH CAMPS.

HIS GAS CHAMBERS DIDN'T BUILD THEMSELVES. THE INNOCENT MEN, WOMEN, & CHILDREN DIDN'T SHOVE THEMSELVES INTO THE BUILDINGS-WITH PROMISES OF CLEANSING SHOWERS.

HIS COUNTRY'S CITIZENS DIDN'T STUMBLE INTO THE STREETS-DRAG THEMSELVES FROM THEIR OWN HOMES-& KILL THEMSELVES IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN FAMILIES.

HIS LEADERSHIP OF AN ELITE, SPECIALLY CHOSEN ARMY-DIDN'T BUILD ITSELF OVER NIGHT. HIS LEADERSHIP DIDN'T CREATE EVIL-IT SIMPLY ALLOWED IT A VOICE-AN OPPORTUNITY. GAVE IT PERMISSION-TO PUT INTO FULL SCALE, PUBLIC PRACTICE-THE VALUES OF MEN WHO LABEL, SEGREGATE, ABUSE, TORTURE, & MURDER-THOSE WHO DIDN'T AGREE WITH THEIR OWN NATIONALIST, MORAL, & RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE EXISTED. I'VE GROWN UP UNDERSTANDING-THAT THE SCARS OF THESE SACRIFICES MADE TO EVIL-WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US. THAT THEY ARE PASSED DOWN-LIKE A GENETIC CODE-INGRAINED IN THE PSYCHE OF A NATION. 

BUT-I'VE ALSO BEEN HONORED TO SEE-THAT THERE WERE *OTHER* PEOPLE-WILLING TO SAY NO-TO SAY THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THAT IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN-& WITNESS THEM WEAR THE HEART OF THEIR BATTLE SCARS-PROUDLY ON THEIR SLEEVES.

YOU CAN DISAGREE WITH ME. YOU CAN BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE TO TELL YOU IS OVER STATED. YOU SAY-THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE-THAT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN WHERE WE LIVE-BECAUSE WE'RE DIFFERENT-BECAUSE *WE* WOULD NEVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN....

BUT IT HAPPENS A LITTLE BIT EVERY DAY. IN OUR HEARTS-IN OUR PRIVET THOUGHTS-IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FRIENDS-IN PLACES WE THINK WE ARE ALONE.

IN MORE PUBLIC PLACES-RALLIES, & PROTESTS-IN LINE AT OUR GROCERY STORES-IN OUR CARS, AS WE SCREAM AT THE DRIVES IN FRONT OF US, WHO DON'T EVEN DESERVE TO BE HERE, LET ALONE SHARE *OUR* ROADS.

OUR CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT, & FED BY *THEM* EVERYDAY. OUR FAMILIES ARE DOCTORED BY *THEM* IN YEARLY CHECK UPS.

OUR HOMES & LAWNS ARE CLEANED-& MADE ACCEPTABLE TO OUR OWN FRIENDS & FAMILY-BY *THEM*.

WE RECEIVE EMERGENCY CARE IN FIRES, CAR WRECKS, & DOMESTIC ABUSE CALLS-FROM "THEM"....THE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T REALLY AS GOOD AS "US".

"THEM"-IS ONLY WHO "WE"-MAKE THEM. IT'S AN ILLUSION. AN IMAGINED CONCEPT. A WAY FOR MINDS TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE FIT TOGETHER-HOW WE RELATE TO EACH OTHERS LIVES.

BUT-WE ARE ***ALREADY*** TOGETHER-EVERY DAY.

OUR ONLY JOB NOW-IS TO FIND A WAY TO UNDERSTAND THIS-HAVE THE COURAGE TO ACCEPT IT-& STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND THE ASSAULT OF MISGUIDED PERCEPTIONS & BELIEFS-THAT TELL US DEPENDING ON EACH IS WRONG.

WE-BY IT'S NATURE-IS AN INCLUSIVE TERM-*WE* STAND UP-*WE* FIGHT-*WE* OVERCOME.

WHAT KEEPS ME BELIEVING-MAKES ME STILL HAVE FAITH IN AN ALL INCLUSIVE *WE*??.....

IMPROVISE-ADAPT-& OVERCOME-A USMC MOTTO-I LEARNED GROWING UP, FROM MY DAD.

DO WHAT U CAN LIVE WITH-A MOTTO FROM MY MOM-I CAN ONLY BELIEVE SHE LEARNED THE HARD WAY.

BE THE CHANGE-YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD-GANDHI'S EXAMPLE OF PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS-TO VIOLENT PROBLEMS.

I HAVE A DREAM-KING'S PUBLIC OUTCRY-& CALL TO ALL WHO STILL BELIEVED EQUALITY WAS IN THEIR REACH.

IMAGINE-LENNON-A SONG-OF MANY-THAT SHAPED MY PERCEPTION OF WHAT WAS-& STILL IS-POSSIBLE.

THESE ARE NOT FAR OFF WISHES. OR SILLY DREAMS. THESE ***ARE*** WHO MANY OF US ALREADY ARE-WARRIORS IN OUR OWN RIGHT-FIGHTING FOR PEACE.

I STILL BELIEVE-& I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE.

YOU-BLACK SERIES

THE RAIN

IT COMES HERE

AGAIN,

THIS STORM 

I CRAVE.

THUNDER 

&

LIGHTENING

CARESS 

MY SOUL,

LIKE ONLY 

YOU DO.

STREAMS 

OF RAIN WATER

WASH OVER ME,

MY TOES

WET WITH 

IT,

A RELIEF.

QUIET 

SURROUNDS ME,

AMONG THE

NOISE

OF THIS 

PLACE.

CHAOS

IS 

WHAT I

KNOW,

WHO I AM,

THE ONE 

I

CRAVE.

YOU 

HEAR ME,

IN MY 

NOISY 

SILENCE,

WAITING,

COUNTING MY

BREATHS

UNTIL I

SEEK 

YOU.

OH,

BUT

YOU

SAY,

THIS CAN'T

BE SO,

FOR 

THE STILLNESS

I SEE IN

ME,

IS YOU.

HOLD ME--WINGS SERIES

LIFE

INSIDE THIS FEAR,

INSIDE THIS WARM PLACE.

YOU GENTLY 

BRING ME HERE,

A WELL 

BENEATH THE GROUND

THAT SURROUNDS

ME.

SOFTLY

YOU FILL THE REALM 

WITH THE SOUNDS

OF YOUR VOICE,

THE ECHOS 

IN MY HEAD.

A SPRING

BENEATH MY FEET

A QUIET LAPPING

AGAINST MY FEET,

AS YOUR PRESENCE

SWIMS AROUND ME.

LIKE THE STREAMS

OF RAIN WATER,

AS YOUR STORMS

SURROUND ME,

YOUR TUGGING OF

FAITH BRINGS ME.

I SEE YOU 

ONCE AGAIN,

LIKE I ALWAYS DO

IN THESE SHATTERED

PANES OF GLASS,

TORN FROM THEIR FOUNDATIONS,

A PRISM OF HOPE.

LIGHT 

FOCUSED IN MY MIND,

DIRECTED BY YOUR EYES

THAT NEVER LEFT ME,

I SEE CLEARLY

AS YOU WALK WITH ME,

GUIDING ME.

A PATH

THAT ALWAYS

FINDS YOU HERE,

YOUR BREATH MINE,

AS YOU HOLD ME, 

THE PLACE I ALWAYS SEEM

TO FIND.

THE ONLY PLACE

I WANT

TO 

BE,
IS YOU.

Combining & Sharing What We Do--The Physical Incarnation Of Our Dreams--Where You'll See Me When I'm Not On My Blog

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Angel/Spirit Guide

VampGoddess

Fan Art-Spike-BTVS

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Dragon

BOTTOM--LEFT TO RIGHT

Gargoyle

Dragon/Human Hybrid/Spirit

Crow Spirit Animal/Guide-With Girl

 You can see the influence of my Blog in many of  our Items & Pieces we Create.

My Poetry is a carry over of what I think about, & what we do as a family.

I hope you enjoy seeing a physical manifestation of that here.

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See Me--AZ Rains Series

CONSTANT 

BLARING OF ROSES

PETALS 

OUTSIDE MY 

BALCONY CURTAINS.

THIS IS HOW

I SEE YOU.

THE GENTLE 

RUSH

OF DAYLIGHT

THRU 

MY DOOR.

I HEAR

THE SILENCE

IN THE HALLS

I SEE YOU.

IN MY MINDS

EYE

YOU'RE ALREADY

HERE

TOUCHING MY

FACE.

I KNOW 

THAT

LATER TONIGHT

YOU'LL

BE HERE WITH 

ME.

YOUR HANDS

UPON 

ME

YOUR SILENT CRUSH

AGAINST 

MY
SKIN

YOUR BREATH

I CRAVE

IN MY

LUNGS.

THIS IS HOW

YOU 

SEE 

ME.