these tired tears
they somehow carry me
through sorrow's mystical waters
down through even the deepest
depression
far past pain's unwelcoming door step
intensity so fierce is but a mere
moment's breath away
beyond that of the grip of this morning's
anger
and an ageless instant before the deep love
we mutually expressed and gloriously shared
a physical bond that touched each our very
souls
like it has done dozens upon many times before
you professed a feeling of oneness
between our two separate spirits
though really most likely it was
only the bodies that we joined
but it was earth shattering all the same
or enough so to make me cry in earnest at its
absolute grandeur
romantic love
what an unbelievable emotion
to say nothing of the actual enactment of
such deeply regarded feelings .............
(Jan. 26, 1994 am)