Linda M. Crate- Three Poems

aphrodisiac 

 

so tell me when this all ends

will we have 

conquered everything?

yes, please say yes, i want to

be the dreamer that birthed a better

world into existence;

kiss me

because in my fantasy you have always been

my lover and you always

will

i swear i've met you before in a 

past world—

maybe i should just let it go,

but i can't

my love lasts forever

and i want eternity right now;

patience is always a virtue i've worked on

but i wait for no one because

life moves too fast

so tell me yes

because no hurts too much—

i am sick of endless pain and i want to open my eyes

have you standing there looking at me like i am

aphrodite, let me be your aphrodisiac.

unconditional 

 

all these girls 

throw themselves at you,

and it must be exhausting dealing

with your beauty;

i've known the same story

for many years—

i must say i have fallen in love with you, too,

and i can't promise that i would be

perfect;

only that i would always be me

because that's all i can offer

i am a poet and perhaps that makes me mad

but i believe in the power of my dreams

maybe if i dream you hard enough

we'll finally meet—

all i know is you stole a piece of my heart

that i'll never get back,

and all i want more than anything is for you

to love me the way i love you

for everything you are, for everything you aren't.

 

 

the mystery of you 

 

you're such a mystery

i've always loved

mysteries,

but i never fell as hard for one 

as i have you;

i tell myself that it is silly and impractical

but when is love ever convenient?

all i can hope is that it doesn't go unrequited

have already shattered my heart on

those jagged edges several times,

and i think i'd like to know you the same way

the clouds know the sky and to drift

upon your focus as the

brightest star;

there is a light in me that never dies

i'd never let you dine on darkness alone—

there's billions of gorgeous people,

but my heart only wants the

mystery of you.