Juggle Not
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I was busy juggling all of the expectations
So I didn’t see what there was to see
Or where I was going
But only where I thought you thought I should be going
My traveling clothes were always ready
For whatever you could envision
“I’m there” I’d cry excitedly and off we’d go
To someplace foreign and exotic designed by your mind.
Inconclusive
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It is there, and it whispers in and among thoughts
Barely evident, like a shadow, perhaps imagined
Draping my collarbone weightlessly
Taking my elbow and guiding through the crowd in my mind
Turn my head, trying to avoid it, not look at it
But wanting to look far more closely
Daring not, it is too early
For looking askance at something intangible
What can I weave for you today?
The Weaver asks
Ferreting for what you are seeking
You see, words in the right hands
Weave greater, more durable textiles
than the finest weavers of tapestry.
Love Like Heat Lightnin’
I want a love like heat lightnin’
Arcing forth from the cloud
Of his heart, to mine
Illuminating, never destructive
Electrical, but not damaging
I want a love like heat lightnin’
Crackling in the hot, humid air
Between he and I
Silent, brilliantly shining
Visible, but not frightening
The Impetuarian 