Tanneese

Dearest Tanneese Tanisha Briscoe,

How have you enraptured me so?  Thoughts of you flood my mind; I am blinded by your sight.  You are magnificent. How have you stolen my heart?  You fill my heart with gladness with the sounds of your laughter.  Every move you make impresses me.  Your every expression affects me with so much force.  You move me.  Your voice endlessly inhabits my brain.  It is a graceful flute, full of gentle youth.  Musically sweet words, speak to me.  Sing your enchanting melody in my ear.  Look to me, my love, with your peaceful gaze.  I love to see those two big bright jewels.  I can’t help but stare into your amber eyes, at your chocolate lips.  What I wouldn’t do for a chocolate kiss.  Raining kisses onto your vibrant flesh is my undying obsession.  The warmth of your cheek against my own pacifies my mind.  How I love the feel of your icy touch, lightly dancing about my body, exciting me, drawing me ever closer to your burning skin.  I take in the heat, which reminds me that I’m no longer alone, but enclosed in your arms.  To hold you, to be held by, you; nothing in this earth can replace the sensation.  Where there is only you and I, there is where I desire to be, immersed in joyous youthful exchanges and endless play.  Your elegance, your delicacy powerfully pulls me in; I cannot escape you.  I am totally and completely captured by you. 

Forever yours, with love and affection,

From he who adores you,

Lloyd Nugent Gibson

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Why Did I Say Goodbye

Why did I say goodbye?

I never say that, as if I’d never be back.

I hated to leave her there, with doubt in the air.

The devil is good at what he does, brewing mistrust.

He sunk me so low, when I had so much hope.

I said it confidently, told her I’d never leave.

Why does he do this to me: attack me in my sleep?

I wanted to relay, that nothing ever changed.

This isn’t how it should be; I never want to leave.

So why did I say goodbye?

don't leave

don’t leave, she told me,
as she tugged at my arm.
I can still feel her heat,
as she held me close,
refusing to let me go.
don’t leave, she told me;
I don’t believe I did.
my body sits here,
but my heart stays there,
drowning in your care.
here I am in the cold,
clothed by memories of time well spent.
my lips still tingle with the feel of our last kiss;
our hug goodbye is forever branded on my skin.
your sweet words stay fresh in my mind,
as I dream of when next we’ll meet.
don’t leave , she told me,
as she subdued my mind,
and conquered my day,
and enslaved my heart.

Home In Your Arms

Peace like a dream, as you throw your arms around me

Surrounded by your walls, the place where I belong

Speak to me; immerse me in your gentle caress

Touch me; your soothing lips calm my restless spirit

I feel your heat filling me like the summer sun

Your embrace is the ground where my happiness blooms

Your affections are the mortar that build this home

Can winter sorrows persist in your warm presence?

Doubt is the doorway locked shut by your charity

My soul is freed by your ever welcoming gaze

Your voice echoes through the halls of my memory

My mind is ever filled with glimpses of your face

Are you only a dream, this impossible bliss?

This must be where I belong, my home in your arms

This Feeling

I hate this feeling. 

This rumbling inside of me, like fire, it burns deeply. 

I want to jump,

   to run,

     to shout,

 but you’re not here. 

Going over and over it in my head, what I plan to do, what I plan to say. 

But the chaos in my head is only confusion.  

I cannot wait. 

This feeling will consume me. 

Here we are together; I don’t know what to do. 

The fire burns ferociously.  It blazes and leaps out;

 the heat is suffocating. 

It needs a way out, but how? 

  What can I say to relay my emotions to you? 

    How can I make you feel this fire inside of me? 

My body is a cage. 

  My soul wishes to reach out, but my arms stay weighted down. 

    My soul wishes to scream to you, but my mouth stays fastened shut. 

I can’t keep this to myself. 

Time passes with you and I realize,

 the pain is gone. 

Your refreshing smile cools the fire. 

My restlessness is swept away;

 I am content in your presence. 

  How long must we stay like this? 

    Will I ever have more? 

I don’t care.  I could stay like this forever. 

    Tangled together with you, I gain the strength I needed, but not an answer. 

  But tangled together with you, I find peace. 

I love this feeling. 

Alone With the Rain

freezing rain falls again
walking alone this lonely road
stings of the icy cold my body screams
run run escape this pouring rain
to where do I flee in this barren scene
when nothing can save me from this pain
all the miles this endless trek
drowning in a sae of want
my heat is gone surrender to the cold
the water is rising give in to the flow
spending my time with the pestering rain
wrapped in the arms of its jealous embrace

Hiding Wings

Angel, you are too wonderful,
You must be hiding wings.

Heaven must have blessed your mother when they made you.
Did your father know what you’d become when he named you…
Angel

So my admiration of the artistry,
Of the hand of God through your heredity…
Grows, with every glimpse of you.

Every brush stroke that painted your beautiful features,
Every carving that sculpted your delicate figure,
It captures me, inspires me.

Your voice like music,
Enchants my mind…
And appeases my soul.

Are you really this beautiful, or is it only me, I wonder.
But I know that every time I see your face, it amazes me.
But I know that every time I see you smile it enlivens me.

Angel, you are too wonderful,
You must be hiding wings.