the beauty unfolded within me and i broke,
silently, into tears and awareness
a shattered mind
massaging a tired body
until the love subsided, when there was fear
it hurt her and she winced in pain
but the love subsided when there was fear

"don't let the fear win"
she pleaded, though in pain
encouraging me to trust in my own beauty again

narcissists

the Ego defends the Self

against the Other,

because the Other is the Mirror

that the Self denies is true

the Ego abuses Logic

to meet Its Own Needs

for the Ego that is bruised

will surely be the end of "Me"

although the death of "Me"

may be for the life of "You"

Victory A.

I'm living on Victory Road again
the girl I fell in love with
names her pets after the earth and the Sky

she wanders a homeless world
as a home for the weary and lost
But they all have Names
and they are all Stars

but nameless, the stars she wishes on
the ones she names from her wondering
heart, they speak of Life
and Hope and Truth and Love

the Way we were all meant to be.

learning from a mistake

If he makes you lose, he is the loser
if he doesn't leave you in better condition than he left you
good riddance
life gets a little harder, but YOU get stronger
beauty fades, and with it fades the denial that you are
beautiful

life is full of second chances
the ones who judges another exposes his own weaknesses
for mercy is the protector

perhaps you fell in love, for a moment
but it is actually yourself, you are falling in love with
and yourself, you are committing to