Rick Elpers Poems

I give up...
No more shall I desire
The company of companionship
No more shall I pine for the lost ones
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God help me find my true path
That you have created for me
In spite of my desires or sin
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Will there ever be a time
That I understand
the deep recesses
Inside the female heart?
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The trouble it seems
Is that two people who open their
Hearts also open the closet 
The hidden sensitivities underneath
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Meeting words to words
Strolling through a garden of 
Pleasantries, we explore
Heartful exchanges
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Pulling together the pieces
That separated momentarily 
A different picture emerges
Evolving mysteriously
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Evenings blend into days
While the night steals away
Quietly my life.
In the dark  I grope through
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Kisses through the air
Travel at light speed
To find my heart
Waiting,
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She offers herself
As my friend
Who am I to receive
Such a gift
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Through breath is entered
Life and death
Soft tissues take it all in
While the necessary gases
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