The difference

The difference between now and then is timeless.

The difference between this time and that time is entirety.
The difference between me today and me in my youth is peace.
The difference between you and her is everything.
The difference between succeeding and failing is you (and me.)

This begs the question ~  why I am making comparisons at all?

The differences simply are…

So patiently accept them. 

~ Mk Michaels

This time

This time

we’ll do it right

with complete patience,

careful intent and

the slow and steady pull of

the moon’s gravity

and deliberate progress of

the ocean’s tide.

We’ll dot our i’s,

cross our hearts and

hope to die in one another’s arms. 

For you see,

my dear, deep love,

you and I are worth patience

And this time,

we’ll both do it right.

 

- Mk Michaels

Fucking Fear

I don't usually do rhyme, but here goes...

“I am perfectly broken, please let me come in.”
I reply, “Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin.
I have been here before and know how this ends,
shatters and shards is what this portends.”

So you huff and you puff and you blow my walls down.

I tremble in ruins – huddled,yet looking around.

You stand before me, hands strong, arms stretched wide.

“I see you are scared and I know you have cried.
You have been here before; you know how this ends
I put a challenge to you as to what this portends.
Don't spoil it for me; I’ve not read the book yet.
I know you’re afraid, but I am no threat.
I am perfectly broken, please let me come in.”
Your eyes reflect warmth, a light from within.

I consider your aspect, your smile, your grace

and end my search with the smile on your face.

I step over ruins, leaving the void

and fall into your arms, my heart overjoyed.

~ Mk Michaels