Contentment Stories

Empty stone footsteps echo Opaque windows line the hall Ancient vines creep up the wall In the stillness, I can let go Spontaneously, I let down my hair My arms sway in the midnight air My hips swing with a ghastly flair I dance with the night, without care Stars above me glisten Grand ivory statues listen The moon follows and stares As I waltz audaciously around my lair Lilac petals cascade down And shadows flutter aroun...

      Chaos strikes without a warningDecisions made were silently stormingLost house, car, and job in a single morning So I cast my bootstraps on without gleeTime to prove I'm still alive, still meDiscovering myself on a rebuilding spree And this is the home I've made, for better or worseHave I set myself free or cast my own curse I became full of joy and endless wonderShe was quick to laugh and ripe to plunderI was the l...

My back against youFitting thereYour hand curves to my breastWe breathe together in a bedYour head against me rests We try to do thisWhen we canIt’s going on for yearsAnd then we live our separate livesBut neither seems to care This is usThis is our wayRoutine within routineWe meet, we kiss, we love, then sleepWe pledge ourselves, then leave I think this has us satisfiedNeither asks for moreWe trust in how the other feels...