I need no light to know
that you are smiling.
Your hands in mine,
together in the dark.

I need no light to see
the beauty in your face,
it's locked forever in
the memory of my heart.

I need no light to guide my touch,
nor taste, nor smell,
no light to guide me within
all the treasures that are you.

I need no light.

It is merely icing on the cake,
as we make love
through the night,
into the sun break.

There used to be a time where poetry offered no solace,
and no matter how loud my mind got
I couldn't write.
For a long time I believed that I had lost the words,
lost my gift.
But the words never left me,
my voice simply wasn't ready for the strength they carried.

I wish I had something
To justify my pain
I had many scars
But they tend to fade away