…it seems to me, that if you are fortunate enough in this life to have even one person hand you their heart, allowing that vulnerability and choosing you and you in turn have accepted this gift, this offering, then hold it with the utmost care. with awareness, honor this heart laid bare. be of good character, acting with integrity and honesty. and when the relationship has found its conclusion, end it with tenderness and grace as you found it, before moving forward with another. such wounding can be so harmful and trust is incredibly difficult to regain…
…but then again, what do i know? i have yet to experience such a blessing in this life. perhaps the first heart that entwines with mine will find itself run over rather quickly. but if i do such a thing, please form a line and proceed to punch me in the stomach one by one, because i’m pretty sure this is what it feels like to be cheated on…

a friend to many
a sage to some
a lover to none

this is my loneliness

©2011, Jaysen Matthew Waller

by jaysen matthew waller
©2011, Jaysen Matthew Waller

all is empty

waves come and gone

suns risen and set

worlds end
even
as new ones begin

all of what i know
is that i don’t
really
know

whether the stars
are here
or
gone tomorrow

even as if they
are
gone today

and may be

in some
tomorrow

all i really see
are distant memories
and futures
yet to manifest

but i am here
in this moment
in this
breath

so

breathe with me
my love

and

let our hearts beat
this once
together in rhythm

together
in the harmony
of right now

the only truth we have

by jaysen matthew waller
©2010 Jaysen Matthew Waller

it is in your in-breath
that
i live

and

in your out-breath
that
i die

so please
keep breathing
my friend

that
i may live
and die

again
and
again

in this
your beautiful
reincarnation

moment
by
moment

i am
reborn
again

reborn
in
your love

by jaysen matthew waller
©2010 Jaysen Matthew Waller

with this crested water
reflecting half moon light
nothing different, really
than my love reflecting yours
and
taking flight

our hearts are mirrors, really
to each other’s
our souls are joined
dear brother
as
sacred lovers

by jaysen matthew waller
©2010 Jaysen Matthew Waller

broken
are my gifts
of
love

what
should be
grace

ends in clumsy
disgrace

my words
like wallflowers
need
a shove

and
still they
get lost

avoiding you
at great cost

yet, the letter
from my lips
is
simple, my love

you are the prayer
that echoes from my heart
for all the Universe
the hear
from below
to
above

by jaysen matthew waller
©2010 Jaysen Matthew Waller

just a glimmer of warmth
in this early daylight

i suppose there is a choice here

and i
like the delicate grass
shall allow the remnants
of night’s dark cover
to gently wake me
from my slumber

and
nourish my naked
thirsty soul

sometimes
i don’t ever see this changing,
this quiet sadness.