Let Me Tremble     Let me hold,     see and feel     all that is beautiful.     Let me know     people are good     and not only living     for themselves.     Let me know,     want and keep     love and compassion.     Let me pass on to others     a few moments of joy.     Let me give my children     a road map to what is pure.     Let me help all that I meet     tremble with life.     Let me live in this way,     and I too     will tremble with life. I Will Change     I close my mouth to argument,     my eyes to anger.     I close my ears to slander and lies,     my feelings to hatred.     I close my mind to injustice,     my heart to hate.     I open myself to thought     and understanding.     I open myself to affectionate caring     and compassion.     I open myself to generosity     and loving sympathy.     I will show an enlightened mind     and will not deny your existence.     I will portray these actions     with gentle kindness,     and be awake to the present moment.     I will accomplish all I say and believe,     and then I will be alive. A Bare Shoulder     There is nothing more euphoric     than lightly kissing the soft     bare shoulder     of the one who holds your heart.

Why     Why is it that the one I want     I can’t have?     The one I can have     I don’t want.     The one I had     still loves me.     The one I have     hates me.     The rest are only filled     with naked fun and laughter,     and no matter what I do     I still keep a deep feeling of loneliness. A Rainbow     If you walk through a rainbow     will you track magic into your house?     Will your clothes become stained     with enchanted colors? Sex, Cats, Dogs and Wonder     When you are having sex,     when you are making love,     when you are fucking     and there is a dog in the room     watching,     does it know what you are doing?     I also wonder     why cats leave the room     when people fuck.