compassion

my heart
was breaking
i knew you were hurting
i knew i was hurting
for you
so you wouldn't hurt
quite as much
as you would have done
if i hadn't felt any
of this stuff

like why i am so sensitive
to making you feel positive
when the dark
has got it's claws in you
i want to make it light
for you

like when you are in a bad mood
i avoid saying certain things
to you
even though i know they're the truth

you see this heart has started beating
twice as hard
once for me and once for you
and though i am weary
sometimes too
i can't stop it
even when i try to

cause there is no reason
only passion
no explanation
no answers
just the beating
and the needing
to make sure you get
what you deserve

and even if it isn't me
to see you smile
i would see your winter over
melting into spring
down those green lanes
you love
with those
who love you

intertwine

rope and cord
string and web
connect and thread
intertwine
weave and sew
around my heart
into something sweet and new

chain and net
ladder step
figure eight around itself
intertwine
a knot a fit
a strength in crossing over it
braid and platt
and hold my hand
so much stronger
connected to someone else
intertwine
the line between us
like a road that never ceases
up and over hedge and hill
intertwine and
tie my will
in silken bows
and twisted hemp
intertwine
connect
divine extension of the line

under cover

under cover is safe and warm
no harm to come
to those who hide here
peek out between blanket
and pillow
open one eye
then let it close
under cover safe and warm

and if this house has no roof
i will be cold
put your arms around me
where the slates have blown off
before i catch my death of cold

under cover turn me over
cradle me against you warm
lie and dream
dream and lie
until the dawning of the sun
and i don't want to move
just now
under cover turn me over
facing you
and shutting out the world beyond
under cover
safe and warm