I'm  shy  at  first
            but once I'm
        comfortable  with
          you, get ready
         for  some  crazy
                    ****.
                                                                                         Jon York   2019

ATTRACT
              what you
                 expect,
               REFLECT
              what you
                 desire,
               BECOME
              what you
                 respect,
                     and
               MIRROR
             what you
                 admire.

             And    decide,  commit,    succeed
             and  may  your  heart  be  BRAVE
             your   mind    FIERCE  and   your
                                       spirit always FREE.

              Surround    yourself  with   people
              who   will  make you   hungry  for
              LIFE,   touch    your  HEART   and
                                     nourish   your  SOUL.

               Show     kindness     to    someone
               - a  kindness   that was  not  asked
                                        for and unexpected.

               We can't always  choose the  music
              LIFE plays for us, but we can choose
                                        how we DANCE to it.
                                                             ­                                Jon York   2019

The   stars    nodded,
the    ocean    agreed,
the    flowers   chorused,
"bloom now --- bloom free"
--- rise again.
                                                                                                Jon York   2019

The wrong one makes you
beg for attention, affection,
love, and commitment.  

The right one will give you
these   things  because  she
             loves you.
                                                                               Jon York   2019

Love
       who
   you love,
        like
  what you
         do,
        feel
      free to
        feel,
         be
   who you
        are.
         Be
      strong
         in
       your
       faith
        and
     believe
          in
       your
     dreams.
  Love makes
         us                    
  invincible.
     always
       be in
       love.
                               Life is not always about winning
                                                   it's about never surrendering.
                                                   ­                                          Jon York   2019

Your naked
body should only
belong to that
one soul who fell
in love with your
naked soul.
                                                                                        Jon York   2019

May I tie you up and
play with you a while?
                                                          ­                  Jon York  2019

Some memories will never leave
your bones. Like salt in the sea;
             they become part of you.
                     And you carry them.
                                                                                Jon York   2019

Love Her right.
**** her hard.
And   ruin  her
for  other men.
                                                                                           Jon York   2019

And like
           the moon
           you must
          go through
            phases of
           emptiness
              to feel
              whole
               again.

                And
             in order
              to love
             who you
              are, you
               cannot
                 hate
                  the
           experiences
                   that
                shaped
                   you.

            Be grateful
                   for
                 where
                 you're
                 at and
                 excited
                  about
                  where
                  you're
                   going.
                                                                                       Jon York   2019

And you
       have quieted my
   fears  and  helped  me
        achieve peace
  and  I  thank  you  for
           your care.

            Keep me
       close to you and
           let me feel
the flow of your strength
         into my heart,
   giving me the courage
               to live
      one day  at a time.

          There is no
  greater  deed  than  the
     one done for others.
       I feel your love
within me and it fills me
         with strength
       and  tranquility.
            Thank you
              for your
            supporting
              embrace.
                                                                                        Jon York   2019

The mountains
that I am
carrying, I was
only supposed
to climb.

I know my worth
I've paid dearly
for every ounce
of it.

Rock bottom will                                          If you Fail, never
teach you lessons                                          give up because
that mountain tops                                       fail means:
never will.                                                    "First Attempt In Learning"

Expect the *******,                                      End is not an end, in
but never accept it..                                      fact End means:
                                                                       "Effort Never Dies"
If you get "No"as an
answer, remember
no means:
"Next Opportunity"
                                                                                          Jon York  2019

Lost  in  my  daydreams,
  I choose you as the one
       I  never want  to
         awaken from.
                                                                                             Jon York   2019

Make sure you always
keep   your   love   life,
your bank  account and
your next move private
realizing that a hungry
stomach,   an   empty
pocket,   and a   broken
heart can teach the best
lessons  in  life and    if
something is wrong, fix
it.   But  train  yourself
not  to   worry.  Worry
                fixes nothing.  
                                                                                             Jon York   2019

I remember waking up

to you not knowing what

to call it when you rolled

into me,

when you melted and took

shape around my chest.

I didn't know the definition

of this, the breath of a moment,

but I'll take it: I'll take it over

and over again, breathing dreams like air.

And I kissed  you and on my lips I tasted

the sea and the sea has always been home

for me.                                                              ­           Jon York   2018

I'm much more me when I'm with you.
                                                                                  Jon York   2019

When   two
people really
care   about
one  another,
they  always
   and I say
always, find
   a way to
make it work.
        NO
    MATTER
       HOW
      HARD
        IT IS.
                                                                                                 Jon York   2019

Keep going, one
               day  you   will  
              thank yourself
            for never giving up.

                And  no  matter
                 how bad things
                  are  right now,
                  no matter  how
                  stuck you feel,
                  and  no  matter
                 how many days
                   you've   spent
                  wishing things
                  were different
                   and  no matter
                   how  hopeless
                   and depressed
                    you   feel,  I
                   promise  you
                  won't feel this
                  way forever, if
              you just keep going.

                 Your soul is the
            sacred  essence  within
              you, your deepest
             purpose, your unique
          meaning and the guiding
                 force behind our
          individual lives so be ready
                at any moment
         to sacrifice what you are
       for what you could become.
                                                                               Jon York   2019

Into you.
      I melt.
All of me.
                                                                                Jon York   2019

You   have
my  whole
heart,  you
always did.
                                                                                        Jon York   2019

Your  passion  is
              priceless.
Never stop
          the  pursuit.
                                                                            Jon York   2019

I have late
night conversations
with the moon;
he tells me about the sun
and I tell him about you.
                                                                                          Jon York   2019

You've  only  got
      three choices,
      give up,
      give in,
           or
      give it all
      you've got and
      the more you are
      thankful, the more
      you attract things to be
             thankful for.

      Do not let the
      behavior of others
               destroy your
                 inner peace.

      Interrupt   anxiety
           with  gratitude.
                                                                                               Jon York   2019

Love is not something
                      you feel, it is
                something  you  do
                    and sometimes
            I wonder if love is worth
                        fighting for,
                but  then  I  remember
                  your  face  and I'm
                      ready for war.

                       The older I get,
                the more I realize I don't
                   want to be around
                drama, conflict or stress
                          and that all I
               really want is a cozy home,
                     good food, and to
                  be surrounded by happy
                                people.

                     Wherever you stand,
                be  the  soul  of  that  place
                         and do more of
                what  makes  you  happy
             and always believe something
                    wonderful is about
                               to happen.
                                                                                            Jon York   2019

We are all on our own journey,
seeking  to   find  the  truth,  so
don't   take  things  personal.  I
have  found  that   in  order   to
really grow as a soul , you have
to come to an understanding
that no matter what someone
else has done to you, no matter
who you  wish  them  to   be,
people are who they are. And
the less you expect from them,
the less  you are  can  be  hurt
                                    by them.
And    remember   sometimes
people  try  to expose   what's
wrong    with   you,    because
they can't handle what's  right
                                  about you.
                                                                              Jon York   2019

I  love  when  we're

having  a   normal

    conversation

and  you   suddenly

   say  something

   insanely *****

and  you tell me  that

the best feeling in the

world  is  being  with

someone  who  wants

you  as  much  as  you

want them.
                                                                              
                                                                                Jon York   2019

You are never too old to
set  another  goal  or   to
   dream a new dream.

  I  am  70 years  old  and
still have yet another goal
to accomplish  and  I  still
dream   new  dreams   of
which I   intend   to turn
into  reality   before   I  
                                leave.

What else is  there to  do
when the fire within still
burns.

             Watch me.
                                                             ­                            Jon York   2019

Burn out
      the
   stars
   with
     me.  

And in
     every
      life
     we fall
    like
    stars
   into each
\    other's
skies
     and we
     dream
       our
   way into
       each
     other's
    destinies.              
      The whole                     I exist too much,
     world                                  I feel too much,
      is built                                   I think too much,
      on                                             reality is crushing the life out of me.
    two words:                      
                                    ­           And in the end I will seek you out
    " what if "                                                                ­  amongst the stars.

                                              The space dust of me will whisper
                                                         "I love you" into the infinity of the
                               Jon York   2019                                             universe.

Kindness is
          one of the most
            underrated
                 traits
                    in
              the world.
                   We
                  focus
               so much
                    on
               material
                  things
                     and
             the attention,
                     but
               forget that
                     it is
                  kindness
                     that
                 brings us
                         a
                fulfillment
                       that
            warms our soul.
                                                                                   Jon York   2019

I
        sit
     alone
     under
       the
      stars
       and
     think
     of the  
   galaxies
     inside
        my
       heart
       and
    wonder
          if
     anyone
        will
        ever
       want
           to
       make
        sense
            of
           all
          that
         I am.
                                                             ­                             Jon York   2019

And in the end,
we are all just
humans,
drunk on the idea
that love,
can heal
our brokeness.

What
comes
easy,
won't
last,
What
lasts
won't
come easy.
                                                                                              Jon York   2019

Being alone has
      a power that very few
         people can handle.
                                                                           Jon York  2019

In the end
it's the smallest
of touches that move us
in the biggest ways.

It's the shared heat of unspoken moments,
the grace of skin on skin,
the audible beat of your heart,
like bass drums that fill with sound,
the emptiness we hide ourselves in.

It's the desperate search for fingerprints
you left behind on my flesh,
the echoes of your fingers.

It's the single kiss on a surprised neck
and the pulse of life under lips,
the goosebumps that always stay.

The sparkle in your eye,
the warmth of your skin and your breath
on my neck and the strength of your stare
those blue eyes so fair.

It's the roll of those eyes and the inhale,
because it's the smallest of touches that
move us in the biggest way.
                                                                       Jon York   2019

I am forever
                    yours,
( whether you want me or not )
                                                                                                 Jon York   2019

I
        want
you in every
         way
    there is to
        want
      a person
          and
     after  just
     one  kiss
             I
      became
     addicted
         to the
   touch of your
       lips, and
              I  
          craved
      the touch of
    your  skin  after
    touching your
          naked
   body to mine,
             and
               I
     craved your
company  as  we
    were together,
             and
               I
             just
       craved you.                                                       Jon York   2019

I don't love casually,
    I   love   fiercely.
It's  my soul ripped
wide open and raw.
It's my whole heart
        on display.

It's   all  I  have  and
everything  I   know,
handed  over  to you,
like a gift and I hope
you unwrap it gently.

You  have  the   body
I want  to  wrap    my
arms  around.    You
have the eyes  I want
to  get  lost   in.   You
have the  smile  I can
never   resist     and
you've got the voice
I want to  listen   to  
for  hours. I decided
on you.  I  want you  
and  only   you.
                                                                                                
                                                                                          Jon York   2019

I
  spend
    too
   many
   hours
      in
     my
    own
    head
wondering
whether
      I
  spend
   nearly
     as
  many
     in
   your
  pretty
    little
    head.
           ­                                                                 ­                Jon York   2019

Hardships   often
prepare us ordinary
   people   for   an
    extraordinary  
        destiny.                                                                        Jon York   2019

I am saving all my love for you.
                                                                                          Jon York   2019

Talking  to
you makes
  my  day.
                                                                              Jon York   2019

I lost myself
somewhere in the darkness
and I found so much beauty
in the dark and I have found
a lot of horrors in light.

Monsters are real, ghosts are
real too. They live inside us
and  sometimes   they  win.

Love me like my demons do.
Just look inside my heart,
you will cry but know I love
it  when  my  demons  dance
with yours.

Damaged people are dangerous.
they  know  how  to  make you
feel like you're home.

Never  regret  being  a  good
person  to  the  wrong  people.
Your behavior says everything     '      If you have been brutally
about you and their behavior               broken, but still have the
says   enough   about   them.                 courage  to  be gentle  to
                                                                   others, then  you deserve
Always: be the best person you             a  love  deeper  than  the
can be - be kind even when you're                              ocean  itself.
tired -be understanding, even when
you're angry - do more than you're
asked and don't ask for anything
in return.                                                                         Jon York   2019

She doesn't need me often,
so when she does call
my name,
nothing in hell
or on earth
will stop me from
being by her side.
                                                                                           Jon York   2019

There is nothing
in this world more
irresistible
than a person
who inspires
by simply wearing
their soul
on their sleeve.
                                                                                                Jon York   2019

You can   rise up from
anything.       You   can
completely      recreate
yourself.    Nothing  is
permanent.  You're not
stuck. You have choices.
You   can    think   new
thoughts. You can learn
something new. you can
create  new  habits.   All
that matters  is  that you
decide - today and never
look back.
                                                                                        Jon York   2019

Of   all    the    things
I    needed   to   learn
        in   this  life,
that I am in right now
you  are   my  favorite,

because   you  are   as
gentle  as  a cloud but
you    love    with   the
     fury of a storm.  

And just like that, one
day  I  gave  up  on all
     of   my  excuses.
                                                   ­                                     Jon York   2019

Do ordinary things with
   extraordinary love.
                                                                                         Jon York   2019

Don't
         let
   the weight
          of
   the world
         burn
           you
         down.
                                                                                            Jon York   2019

She wants passion,

she wants desire,

she wants to be WANTED,

she wants hard kisses and midnight ***,

she wants to feel beautiful again,

to be cherished,

she wants daily cuddles,

she wants to love,

to feel like anything but an

afterthought.

And she wants to know if I can

give to her all of the above mentioned.

She doesn't have to ask for I have

said to her over and over that

all of those things mentioned I intend

to give her and maybe a lot more.

                                                                                  Jon York   2019

LOVE doesn't need to be perfect,
      it  just   needs   to  be    TRUE.
                                                                                     Jon York   2019

Love  me  now.....
so my memory of your
body will last forever,
our souls hinged and
intertwined
          as one.

Love me slowly.......as I know
no other way and stay as long
as you like because I'm not
going anywhere and I want
only you. So love me harder
because I want to remember this
night always and this will give
me  a  love  to  write about for
                            days  to come.

I want to be able to
still  feel   my   lips
burning  against  yours,
and ******* the air from
your lungs as my touch
lingers over  your  body
and the dark echo of my
voice resonates  deep  in
your   mind,  my  hands
washing  over   you  like
                         moonlight.
I  am  not here... and  yet
      I am everywhere and
                 so close to you.
                                                                                       Jon York   2019