Today, on your birthday

Unsettled I awoke
Images of paintings
Circles and
Suspended
Twisted lines…
Exhausted
I continued
Pressing on
Even more jittery
With the black brew
Sweetened and whitened
Did not fill the spot.

Delays, delays
And fumblings more
Much information
To process
And just go!
Demanding attention
Familiar feeling
Of churning gut
I want to go past
There just might be a day
That I’ll awake
Whitout such strong

feelings for you.

Today, the day
Of your birthday
Only a private
Special prayer
I’ll say for you.
Not a word
Nor a card
Or email I’ll send
My shrivelled up heart
a dry sponge
has become
at last…

You will not know
That

I Lovingly

Think of you
Want to softly
Whisper to you
Warmy touch you
Gently hold you
Sweetly kiss you
Passionately love you
Today,
On your birthday.