A Song to Call my Own by Maria Fokas A song to call my own . . . You asked me why I love you And a fear of wonder came to mind If I tell him will he flee? But then again how can I hide The most important thing to me? Is it the way you count my smiles – Is it the way you hold me when I cry – Is it how you make me feel alive – Is it how you promise to protect me – Is it how you let me be free to … Continue reading A Song to Call my Own
Break Free by Maria Fokas I can hear the cries of a story Fumbling through the glory Before I get out of her bed Need to get her out of my head She calls out my name Stay with me, she said Nothing I can say to hide my pain As I’m spinning in her web Why do you walk alone? I need to know, she said I can still hear the echo of her voice in my head Death dares knocking on my door I heard it all before You feel it when you hit the floor Too cruel … Continue reading Break Free
Halcyon Days by Maria Fokas To the seven daughters of Alcyoneus Bear seven peaceful days in rime Easing warm waves to winter sun From hand of Zeus and mouth of Hera Planting seeds of lushness In the hearts of sinless lovers Passion needing no such reminder From bright wings of kingfishers Nostalgic flame tis longing pain Release the womb For birth and pleasure Hath visiting lands and oceans of myth I welcome the goddesses of love Whether she be Aphrodite or Danu I willingly succumb to the latter Caged in his command By undisclosed devotion To my platonic lover … Continue reading Halcyon Days
Stuck in a Moment by Maria Fokas I look out into the world and see confusion; a reflection of what I feel inside. I suppose because something is missing. So much I don’t understand. I know I’m not alone in the loneliness I feel every now and then. I wonder about that dark emptiness lurking beyond the shadow of my soul; like a black hole lingering in the far distance – no corners to confine it – scattered arbitrarily, or maybe abiding by a law of some universe keeping it at a specific point and distance but never to disappear. The … Continue reading Stuck in a Moment
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