they say still waters run deep
but I wouldn’t know
because mine are forever raging
against the dying of the light
always threatening to overflow their banks
as they propel me to the lush fields of my imagination
where as the summer bees buzz
I pick a bouquet of wildflowers
amidst the thorns and briers just for you
there is so much beauty and so little time
which makes me tearfully treasure the breath of life
and your sun kissed shoulders and smile
when you see the purple, red, blue,
yellow and orange blooms
in my bleeding hands all the more
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John Michael Antonio
John Michael Antonio is a freelance writer, photographer, poet and screenwriter. He claims his Midwestern roots while at the same time admitting his incurable and insatiable love and addiction for all things New York City. He has been the husband to his wife, the love of his life, for almost thirty years and is a father of three wonderful children. He is an unapologetic male feminist as well as a passionate lover of fashion, art, movies and music from all eras and genres. An endless dreamer, John Michael is also an avid historian, ex-punk rocker and a legendary Internet surfer who sleeps, on average, about four hours a day. His main personal website, The World of John Michael Antonio, can be found at www.johnmichaelantonio.wordpress.com
I love this John Michael….”The lush fields of my imagination…”, and “tearfully treasure the breath of life”…..Exquisite. So poignant I felt it in my depths. Thank you.
S
***because mine are forever raging
against the dying of the light***
Ahhh, Dylan Thomas.
Ahhh, “You.”