Why does he have the power
To reduce me
To a lovesick,
Emotional mess?
It's quite unfair.
At least I can hide it,
And hope he's as good
At hiding the tumult
As I am.

Name the Star Wars Characters

1. He is cut not from cloth
But rock,
His mind the same,
All sharp edges and strength.
The one your mother
Warned you of,
He smells of adventure,
Of sweat, sex, and the stars.

2. He is wisdom
That will grow wisdom.
He is a man
And yet a lion,
Bright like spring.
His hard edges
Are softened like any teacher's.

3. Loyal to his bones,
Though he lacks them,
He'll quietly be there whenever
You ever need him,
For anything.
He's always been there
And how could he not be?
He will never die.

4.  She was strong.
She was sharp as knife
Yet cut herself.
A warrior armed with words
And armies
She still fades like a flower
Caught in oppressive heat.

5. He is a foal,
A storm in eyes too young.
His spirit boils with rebellion
And cools,
Tempered by time and strife.
He is Atlas,
Straining not against the sky
But the whole universe.

The Finished Draft

You look like the finished draft,
Practiced and primed,
Almost unattainable,
Yet still close enough to touch.
You're the twitching smile
Hiding puns, hilarity, and punk rock
Behind a veneer of dignity
That is hardly fake.
You appear as polished as glass,
Sharp and strong
But without any of the sudden shatters.
To my eyes,
You are a willow tree,
As poetic and flexible as any known
While you grow tall and sturdy
Up towards the heavens.

There is so much talent around me,
My heart is full to bursting.
The musicians and actors
Ply their crafts to perfection
While artists capture the world
In frozen frames to keep.
I humbly place my art before you
And ask you not to throw it out.

To exhaused
to bother doing anything,
and here i am
wasting more time.
why play the fool?
maybe it's all that's left.

As I glance at the daffodils
That yesterday were bright yellow
Yet today are faded,
I am reminded of the old truth
"Nothing gold can stay."
For flowers all fade,
Gathered by Time
To be kept in an ageless,
Aging bouquet.

I'm wrapped in love
I do not deserve.
How could I ever
Be worthy of the
Unconditional love
Of a perfect God?
But that doesn't matter,
Not now,
Not when His Son
Paid the price
And made me worthy.