love – Page 3 – SIMPLE WORLD

Last Week

I had you in my hands
Your touch, our skin’s warmth
In my embrace, I had you
Your lips, our delicate lock

Last week
I walked you home
Hands in hands
Tapped your soft ass
You said: stop

Stop!
No.
Why?
I can’t, I tried

Last week, I had you inside
Saw my soul in yours
Licked your cheeks

Stop.
No!
Why?
Cos last week
Finally, for once I had you with me

First, you arrived
With a cry so loud
A slap or two settled you in peace
It’s love that forced the skies to receive your shine
So, settle your thoughts
Treat your mind before projecting
Heal your wounds before sharing
The heat of your heart must be right
Else it’ll burn anyone within reach
To love, to protect, exists in those tightened hands
It exists in that locked hatred
It’s just waiting to escape, like a dove: free
So let it be, let it free
So it may rest on your shoulder: calm
And then when the day’s right
And the sun’s out
Love unchained from you to all might be born
Never missing a step when finding another torn soul
Never wasting time to heal another wary heart
So put that troubled thought down on the table
And treat yourself to a good whole time

Falling Stars

Distances attained, now wasted, thrown away into the bin
Two stars both failing to fully converge
It shatters apart; the life-time present,
It runs away from their grasp
So up high, these two go back to their starting points
Two stars, two souls meant to be one
But apart they remain, stretched far across the galaxy
Each alone, with a memory of what it would have been
Memories are the only dreams they have left

Two stars, two souls apart, divided by the night of space
Apart they burn, without love, they are lost
Both burning fast, both hastening the fall that is to come
So with much haste they shine
The fire that burnt must burn to cut ropes that keep these two stars apart
Burn it does, past the days of when these two could only dream
It must burn well until life itself had been replenished,
Then will the fire cease and lovers reunite
And if by chance, on that night, your gaze rests on the sky
Look closely and watch as these two stars both come falling down to earth
Back to life, they crash
Spiraling their souls take form, reuniting
Combusting into love flames, shedding away heavenly skins
If you put ears to the sky during when these two stars fall onto soil
You’ll hear the cries from their souls, born afresh
Two souls brought back into life, two stars shinning bright on earth

Afro Blue (III) (I know, lets go there one more time)

I have come back to you
My back is tired, my legs weak and full with dust
The desert was not kind, sand storms all about
Voices of women dragging me here and there
But a voice so smooth, so subtle, so crisp
Came into my mind and with speed I let them be
Back on feet, I continued my journey
Walk and walk, I did
My heart worked hard as the sun burned skin
My mind weak, fell
My bones deep dry, followed after it

In the sand, I laid waiting for death
But again it came, rich as the night
Blue as the sky, plump as the sea
Illuminating like the carving of your hips
Strikingly divine like the beauty that holds soul
That voice, it comes back, waking me up
With grace and energy, it fills me up
Rich in my strength, I stand, full up
I look back at the journey so far
Then with my flask now somehow filled with water
I move towards that saving muse
Beauty galore when I think of you
My hearts beats a bit more when I remember
The other times of life when we were
Kings and Queens of the land of the big waves
When we lived amongst our people
Without pain or strife
We honored our people with respect
As they did us, reward to all……….so and so

So my mind continues
Drifting on and on
Flowing with the flying sand
My taste is gone and my flask is again dry
But as I ponder about the coming of days
I look up to the waves of sand
There across from where I stand
There in the midst of the dust
There you stand, your blue garment flowing in the storm
Like a dream, I try to awaken from it
But I’m already awoken by your startling presence
There you are, back again for another life time with me
Rich as our love, souls met to be one

Shades of delight, Afro blue
Shades of delight, cool cool hue
Shades of delight, Afro blue
Shades of delight, cool cool hue – Erykah Badu

Afro Blue (II)

Let’s dream on, overlapping our lives with songs of soul
Let’s paint the great waves with our minds
Shading our faces with sweet delight
It’s rich, our love
The love that binds us well
It’s better this way
Our suffering makes the joy louder
Our pain makes the time we spend rewarding
It’s rich, our love
Your eyes binds me ever close
Woman of graced beauty
Woman blessed with seasoned life
So rich, your hair so black and thick
When you braid it, my hands carelessly go through
Through it, it goes, then to your neck it settles
Touching your neck, pricking softly
I can feel it, those hairs that raise up
Full with attention as I slide my hands through them
Ever so rich, that moment we stay in
Ever so enthralling, when our hearts combine
Reconnecting our lives from the times of old
Though we lost each other a season or two
We have again found our missing piece
One and two’s, some say
But it’s just one with you, I tell them

Enchantment (II)

What kind of game are we playing?
Lost and found in my blank sheets
There we go again drinking cheap wine
We’re broke, yet we build castles
So high they touch the tip of the stars
Experiences explored, it tastes so good
Finding new set of skills, performing art
Twisting legs, fingers locked
The sounds we make burns from room
Troubling our neighbors next door
But when have we ever cared for them?
Selfish ways, when it’s just you and me

Hey gorgeous, before we start again
Tell me what’s this taste on my tongue?
This sweet bite, this sweet sweet taste
What’s this sweet bite on my tongue?
This sweet bite that’s taking over my mind
This sweet taste that comes on when I kiss your neck
Your hairs rise, powerless for more
So mesmerizing, we’re enchanted in that one moment

What kind of game are we playing?
Here I am with a blindfold on
Mesmerizing, your spell has been cast
You know, I know
She knows, he knows
They know, they know
The potion is out into the skies

Enchantment (I)

The windows are open, swinging
The air’s just right
The breeze so cool and soft
Friends long gone and lost
Now it’s just you and me
The potion’s now in full effect
Our minds now entangled
Brings our souls a little bit closer
So just, its shinning pure gold
There’s no escape, I already tried

Enchanting, your spell has been cast
Sleep walking, I’m moving freely with your scent
Lately, passion easily comes strong
Sweetly, your lips taste of divine bliss
Skies full with stars, dreams full with you

Touch me and I’m gone
Lost, tucked deep into your scent
Free, no need for directions when I’m with you
Fire, the temperature’s scorching hot
Mesmerizing, the spell has been cast
Starved, I need your tender caring

Come here and bring that taste we both need
Don’t run, walk slow
I don’t want to miss those swings your hips give
Don’t run, walk slow
I dare not miss the way your eyes keeps drifting
So baby, don’t run, make those steps count

I can’t escape your gaze, I don’t why
I run away and you’re right there in my dreams

Love is

I met common by the road
Clothed with sense, I asked for direction
He said, “Never run from love
Young one, never run
For in the end, you will find the streets empty”
Hard to see, beautiful ways
The taste I seek
Hard to find, eyes they meet
Tuned for the right time
Always love,
always kiss the ground of earth
And pray for the skies up there