Truth-Bearing Romance

 
They embarked gleefully
For the hopeless void
Yearning to elope
To be free of scalding glances

Beyond all voices
The shrill cries of guardians
A truth-bearing romance
Was swallowed whole
By a charitable
Merciful distance

Hidden away
Their affections flourished
As they traveled carelessly
Along the curves and contours
They conjured as one

Carnivorous huntsmen
Remained in savage want
For young romance
To be undone
Torn asunder by strife

Yet defiance bound
The eternal pair
As they voyaged onward
True to themselves alone

All That I Want

I will not pardon these thoughts
That linger, safe within me
The shadow she has cast
And the fragrance she exudes
Tarnishes my fear
And stirs to life my better half

She is the comfort
I reach for in fog of night
The name i cry out
In elation and despair

Our interwoven thoughts
Are a beacon of solidarity
Chaperoning the like minded
To a safer place to hide

And i dream
Of when, and where
To pluck from the branches
The fruits of a lover's toil

Leaning against the bark, whole and content
To nestle against her warmth
No longer shaken by fear