Take Away

take it all away -
everything that we
shared
enjoyed
lived
dreamed of
buried
left unsaid
created,
take it all away;
of course
you don't know
that when the sun
dips into the distance,
sinking into the
blue of my eyes,
my eyes bleed,
for your blood
is mixed with mine,
in the patience
of the vast emptiness
where everything is born,
where everything dies,
yet leaving themselves
in the hearts of things
that can never be taken away
but only left behind.

Give and Take

Like a bee gives life
to the flower
that holds sweet nectar;
Like the clouds decorate 
an endless sky
that holds them light;
Like the sun rages on
as the frozen ice gives
on faraway peaks;
Like the rain from the heavens
is given form
by a parched earth;
Like the birds in flight
move the wind
that sets them free;
Like the lonesome trees
open their branches
to friends that sit beneath;
Let me be inspired
to find myself a tune,
and give of myself
as I hope to take from you.