Stolen Grace (Spoken Word on Soundcloud)

Show me a picture of Christiana
I'll show you

Stolen grace

Show me that

Dancing, smiling

Goofy girl

That classic beauty

My dear departed friend

Josh Sleeper fell in love with

And couldn't live without

I saw him hanging 

In her conscience

As she spiraled out

And prayed for days

When she could

Walk and talk and laugh

Through fields of flowers

At peace again

With him

How could one deranged

On a whim

Suffocate 

Such an amazing spirit

As that funny girl

Full of life

We once knew

That brazen fearless woman

She grew up to be

I want her here now

She should be dancing

Right here beside me

Her brilliant smile

Warming those around

I remember her shining essence

And long for the grace of her presence

So show me a picture of Christiana

And I'll show you

Stolen grace

Show me that

Dancing, smiling

Goofy girl

That classic beauty

I remember her shining essence

And long for the grace of her presence

Show me a picture of Christiana

I'll show you

Stolen grace

In loving memory of Christiana Melusine Fesmire, taken too soon from this life, but always in our hearts.

© A. Bougie - June 2012
Photo Credit: KB Tindal

What's Liable, and Who's Able?

Here's to

Breathing new life

And not trying

To force breath

Back into

Failed attempts

To recapture

Lost breath

I ask for

Nothing less

Than your attention

For a few moments

Please

Do

Feel free

To leave

If you find

The need

To seek

Brighter pastures

You know

I enjoy this shade

And it suits me

So well

You cannot deny

I deserve

A reply

When I call

Down to you

You'll be through

Worrying

Til the time comes
That forces one
To start

Scurrying

For shelter

As you know

It could be

Storming soon

Brewing rainbows

Stack

To unleash

The crack

Of lightning

Thunder rolls

On into

A new morning

Giving hope

To survivors

Calling out

To find life

Aware

Of the incredible

Forces

Controlling One

Free as the see

Flows

Through me

Lord knows

What you do

To me

They all see

So don't we

Have a moment

To sit together

You know

Sometimes I wish

We could both

Make one moment

Last forever

As you always know

It's because

We take

The time

That we so find

The treasure

So that we can

Enjoy it

Together

Always

And forever

I'll remember

The time we've spent

Together

Never mind

Weather

We can

Make it work

Well

Or better

Than indeed

It has been

For most folks

Working at things

Forgetting about

What they know

To be true

Why

Don't you

Look ever so

Stunning

In the

Evening light

Just thought

You might

Take a chance

Though you might

Lose your pants

Keep your hands

As your own

And you won't ever

Be alone

Again I tell you

I am

Here with you

Unless you want

To be alone

But I swear

I see the light

From your eyes

Weaving a rainbow

Halo

Around the moons

And don't you see

Those goons

Make me giggle

They can't really

Actually

Play the fiddle

Because they can't

Truly grasp

All those invisible

(Silver Strings)

Connecting

The linings

Underneath

The seams

Of that faulty old

Instrument

They can't handle

The strength

To dismantle

All these parts

Once thought broken

Were only left waiting

For salvage

So come now

Here's your chance

To enhance

And grant

Me one wish

Please-

Don't bother me with

Questions

About what you

Have missed

Just please

Enjoy

Your gift

© 6/22/2008

(Image not by A.Bougie)

Divine Lucidity

-part 1-

Creation is divine

Like sweet ambrosia wine
I wish for lucidity
In every dream that comes
To be
Awake in my sleep
Able to fly free
In the present
Each moment is
A gift God's given me
Endlessly
Sometimes I feel let down
Though eventually
I always come around
To see with retrospect
That everything has reason
And no experience has defect
We are the saboteurs'
Of self treason
As we question,
And react with agression
As though there were-
Nothing to believe in
When there is always
A new moment to begin

 -part 2-

The feel of breath on skin
What soon shall begin?
If never
Was a person or place
Could you recognize its' face?
If possible
Would you dare go there?
And how would you prepare?
For the journey
I am a part of all there is
All there is was and will be
Is there to make an impression
On me
Even you are me,
I see-
Reflected in your eyes
And it's no big surprise
We accept our part,
Taking our roles to heart
In never we've come to stay-
To never we go to play
But never shall we ever sever
Our silver lining-
Remotely signing
The way for us to go-
And teaching us all we know,
By pulling us to and fro
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