inner quality
beauty is all i see
in your heart and in your eyes
the beauty you bring out
as freely as the open skies
my love is ever growing
in your presence I long to be
my heart is overflowing
with my love for thee
they say chivalry has died
it’s drifted so far away
but it will never die
if I have anything to say
your honor is dear
your wishes divine
your knight in shining armor
is the sole wish of mine
such beauty as yours is rare
it simply mystifies me
the inner quality is there
for all the people to see
your inner qualities abound
so alive and so free
like none that I’ve found
you’re so precious to me
no gem can compare
in beauty or in worth
you’re what I’ve been searching for
since the time of my birth.
7/86
The Beauty You Gave
Beauty is in the heart
In the bird and the tree
Beauty is in the stars
Like in you and me
Beauty is all around
You need only look
And you will see
The beauty you bring to me
You smile with those eyes
Like none I’ve ever seen
It almost makes me cry
That we can never be
When I wander off to think
Your beauty haunts me still
I hope for what could be
Though I know it never will
Your beauty brought me back
When I was feeling low
It kept me going
Oh, I need you so
I know this cannot be
Dream though I may
Your beauty will instill
The hope of a future day
For beauty is within you and me
And in all that we see
Someday though, not too soon
Someone will see my beauty too
When that day arrives
For I know it will come
I will thank the beauty in the stars
That you gave to me
7/86
Take the Chance
Many people say
“don’t take chances”
“live the safe life”
Safe life, yes
But very boring
Take the chance
It may surprise you
Don’t take chances blindly
Think of what you’re doing
Walking in blindly can
Only get yourself hurt
Dwelling too long
Is not good either
Think just enough to
Understand what you want
Take the chance on love
For if not you’ll never know
It could have been right
But you decided not to
Fear of losing a friend
Is a valid fear
But if you lose him
He was never true
A true friend will never leave
So take a chance on love
And try to believe
I will always be your friend
So take a chance on me.
12/85
Meet Me in the Middle
The night went on
I could not sleep
Thinking of being with you
I looked across the room
And saw you sleeping
Wishing I was holding you
Things have changed
Yet they remain the same
I love you with all my heart
I must hide these feelings
For they’re not what you want
Friends, but so much more
Interfering with school and friends
Your worry about our relationship
I wish you could understand
I don’t want to interfere
For I love you too much
And I can’t stop my lover for you
A happier median
Is what I’m hoping for
Meet me in the middle.
8/88
Forced Poetry
Days have I waited
Nights have I longed
To hold someone close to me
Searching in the light
Lost in the dark
Wandering around aimlessly
Living my life like forced poetry
Reaching for words, scratching for rhyme
One day my search will end
Life is flowing with the words of love,
Words inspired by you
If you were to leave
My life would dead end
No feelings would flow
Through my forced poetry
7/88
