September 12, 2024

I know a love

They say that love is soft

Like willows blown by trees

that ebb and flow with grace

and bathe in sunlight


They say that love is beautiful

Like a flower freshly bloomed

that blinks into the summer

perfuming all who pass


They say that love is precious

Like a diamond freshly set

reflecting the sparkles

in the viewer's eyes


But I know a different love


I know a love that growls

standing majestic and muscled

That protects and paces fiercely

That devours and delights


I know a love that bruises

knees bloodied, standing still

Wiping sweat with dirt from brow

To step back in and fight


I know a love that burns

With heat to rival stars

Whose light reaches far

And guides through darkest night


I know a love that's silent

That waits and listens close

That whispers truth and smiles

That doesn't need to shout


The love I know is strong

And so am I 


But you want easy

March 21, 2024

Burial

Soon I will have my own funeral

It has been 3 years.

I will bury you,

Not the uniformed you

Not the brother you

Not the son you

Not the friend you

My you 

I will bury the you that was mine for 10 years

I will leave it in the earth to slowly disappear

I will leave it to become something else

I will leave it to be disrupted by the rest of the world moving on

And then I will leave the me that was yours there too

To slowly disappear

To become something else

To move on

Soon I will have my own funeral