Sense of Change

The fog is lifting
The scales are falling
The sun is shining
I see a future.

No more worrying
No more crying
No more sleepless nights
I feel hope.

Ignoring naysayers
Shunning ignorance
Tuning out hatred
I hear only peace.

No bitter attitude
No foul words
Swallowing my pride
Life tastes sweet.

Sins' stench sanitized
No odor lingering
Love fills the air
The smell of eternity near.

The old has departed
And with it fear
The new has arrived
Strong and free.

Your Face

I am dumbfounded, awestruck
Left with no words, no breath
Your photograph has captured my soul

All that is in me, yours for the taking
You have my undivided attention

Though I feel speechless
Words begin to form in my mind

"If time stands still, I want to be,
In front of you, on bended knee,
Looking up, so I can see,
Your beauty, throughout eternity."

A poem of love, only words
Still not enough to describe
The disturbance you create in me

My time of trying is over
Your features burned into my being
My heart beating within your chest

I fall silent, but for these words
Clinging to my lips
I love you.