Wanton

Who can say they’ve never been

Desperate, wanton, in need of

Something they cannot explain?

I admire that person, the one who

Turns a blind eye, a deaf ear to

Temptation, to greed and lust and

All the baser human instincts.

Keep up the exemplary work.

Melody

billowing within
notes of longing flow in sync
with love’s earnest needs.

  
elevate the words
they hold tightly as anchors
for melody’s lure

  
take me here softly
lay me down to the music
slowly, in good time.