Romancing Shakespeare
Tinker dances with the dusk of shadows
Drinking in the darkness of birth
Glimmering portals covered in cob webs
Smoke gives way to the mirror’s illusion
A locked key slipping through door ways
Planets orbiting in the wrong fashion
Longing for home
Words romance me
Wondering if your shrew can ever be tamed
Wishing for strength to put his hands upon me
And caress the hidden corners of my mind
But aye, I am left here
To awaken to naught
Lusting leaves me in an empty bed whispering your name
Wish me upon a stage where we have writ the words
To play out an ancient verse
The curtain drops
Upon my naked flesh
Let me die under the stars
And utter sweet nothings to your ear’s devotion
Surrendering to silence
Til the years bleed out madness
And the seas are calmed to tears
Winner, Second Place, Eye On Life Poetry Contest 2010-2011