being here has actually helped my writing and provided some direction and inspiration. i'd like to share some of that. hope that's ok ... (:



a kiss and silence

i hovered above your head on the pillow
wanting to kiss you, dying to touch
but too many things lie between us now
and doors have closed in my heart
though the rooms beyond echo
with the laughter and love that you are

in the instant between a kiss and silence
the world holds its breath
and destinies can be changed forever

i sit in the sun alone with my tea and luggage
closing down that house of warm dreams
extinguishing the candles that burned for you
trying not to die with the hurt i'll always carry
i know you are now awake to the stillness
that speaks of separation, the empty place
that was our altar, our sacred dream of bliss
i can feel your tears slipping down the road
we will never take together

and i know, my love, I know

~lara sookoo

and here's another ...



Peace Like A River

Sliver, glistening, tranquil
It runs
Through the centre of what we are
Together
And apart
Like a flood of joy
Washes fear
From the marrow in my bones
Cleanses darkness
From the inside of my eyes
Like a river
Every drop is One
Who has become All

~lara sookoo

hold back the night
and quiet my aching mind
touch the velvet cover
that hides my soul from you

take me by the hand
and lead me to the place
where dark and light
meet and kiss on the
lips of the abyss

draw your knife across
the bleeding cuts I have
on my heart, in my hand
drain it all away

fuel all my nights
with the sounds of your need
raise me up to the light
and tear me to shreds
in the dark

see me as I am
and try not to run from me
all that I have
is poured on the water

can you see me as I am?

~ls