Like untouched paws
I ache with contact...

Airbuds are my stepping stones
As they sing in dying tones...

I'll stay with you for now
But I know this cannot last...

There's so much I hold
That tears me apart...

Wind moans; eagles scream
Trees bark and otters dream...

I want to fly with you
if you can help me find my wings...

Oh, let these masked faces reign.
I have been stripped of all I love...

My cloud of dreams cannot find home
From laughter spent choked up in tears...

From twisted vines to empty hearts
And sanctuaries came and gone...

Dreams are blue
They taste like caramel and sugar...

Snow like fallen love
and rosy window nightlights...

A good poem ends
with a...