god
shall not
be a
sacred island left alone
thus
one god
is the sacred
reflection of an atom

i feel a certain certainty
that i am going to burn myself
in the warmth of your fire.

i used to be so afraid of getting burned.
but the longer i'm in this fever dream,
the less i seem to care.

if i must be icarus
unable to resist reaching for the sun,
then so be it.
if i must be icarus
flying headfirst and blind,
trying to find your heart of hearts,
then so be it.

yes, he burned
and he fell.
but has anyone
ever known the sun
as only icarus did?

so let me burn
and let me fall,
fall hard into the cruel blue ocean waves.

let me know what your sunlight is like at point-blank range.

St. Augustine
And Robert Louis Stevenson
Share the same birthday

Confessions
Or Treasure Island
Who can finally say?

I like to travel
I've committed sins
Silently I pray

I too would take the train
To Californ I A!

Never be ashamed of your past.
Your pain may be the key
To someone else’s cell.

Desert dry-
Cracked and scarred,
Empty of feeling and life.
With nothing there to grow,
Life daren’t wander inside.

It is the rain,
That begins the roots for life,
It is the rain-
That washes off the scarring-
To show its lack of permanence.
When it pours from the heavens,
We know our world is pure.

So why not his heart?

I am happy in heaven,
Don't come to my grave and weep,
If you burn me with a candle,
Or cut me with a knife,
I will  feel no pain,
But, when I hear your weeping ,
Your pining for me,
It saddens me,
I too, have tears to fall.
16/11/2020