Hollow Emotions

...walking along the shoal,
loosed-wavelets breaking
on her feet.
unwavering,
washing away the dent
of discarded inhibitions.
a malleable heart, inept
of his adulterated ardour.

last night...
the masks were in disarray
caught in the rush of desire.
the conqueror was unrobed
but not his heart.
for to another, it is bound.

To You My Friend

...because a stone is glowing

where your heart is carved,

I can outlive the storm in

the alley of darkness.

"a stone true to itself
as i am true to you"

I traveled through the rugged
terrain of my innermost being.
Stumbled down the steep hill
of my conscience.

But the heat of judging eyes,
I cannot be seared

In this battlefield, I am left
unwounded...

because of you, I survived death.
Because of you, I shall overcome.