that smile

Oh my, that smile

It is glorious

and kind

and sexy

and refined

Cozy Morning

hello darling

let me paint you a picture 

in the stillness of this morning

waking...up... slow 

draw in a breathe

we've nowhere to go 

and outside

it's starting to snow

something warm to drink 

for your tender hands

snuggle close to me, my dear 

watch the lights in this tent 

it's winter outside this place 

inside is our own wonderland

-Les’Nspired

♛Shape Shifter

I will make myself

perfect for you

my body knows of nothing else

You look and it responds

contorting to please your view

I am aesthetically shaping

to your energy,

but not just that...

My insides twist and mold to fit

all the new forms

your presence has given it

Am I losing myself in this?

or am I simply building upon my nature

with love?

Your finger is the trigger

you pull and my soul fires,

and a million little pieces scatter through space

They return to the atmosphere

to bounce then connect

magnetically into new shapes

I look down at my feet,

my hands, my body, and my soul

I look up at you,

is it pleasing to you at all

having this much control?

People will tell me take back the power

satisfy myself. I am queen!

But they have yet to see the gentleness

of your look when I am fully seen.

It dethrones and uncrowns

the feminist fight for free.

Or is it that it sits me down elegantly

like all that is royalty?

It has become a key to a lock

I had hidden away from

even me.

I must hunt this down like a hidden treasure

and reclaim the heart of me.

Before I find that what this is, is not what 

it appears to be,

or before it actually gives me reason

to incredulously believe.

And I do not know which is more frightening.

-Les'Nspired♛

human

stepping forward

to 

nothing

looking forward

to

black

please tell me 

this isn't over

and that's that

it was nothing

but empty air

only held space

until 

something better was there

roots

You are a tree

I would climb

forever

in whose branches

I would 

cling  to

leaves I would

hide  in

and whose bark

I would

trace carefully

with my fingers

your roots are buried deep 

within me, now

-Les'Nspired

Simple

It is simple

how you came

to represent forgiveness

how you made

the light shine

upon goodness

how the earth

blossomed with

merriment,

and you faced 

each day

in kindness

Sunset Comfort

bright red in a stormy blue sky

dark like the thoughts going through my mind;

clouds so full

my own eyes, too;

Oh, heavens, I am just like you!

the light is so low

that I forget what I know

until I see what remains,

red and orange aglow

it reminds me

it reminds me

I am not alone.

-aq/lesnspired

Beautiful You

just because the words were retracted

does not make the opposite true

the gentle praises and expressions

as they learned the nature of you

the words that colored the phrases

that they confidently used

her gratitude

may she not lose 
her gratitude 
for all the many 
loving kindnesses 

that gently  

brush her cheek 

and graciously wipe 

her tears away

-aq/lesnspired

Winter Walk

the fire within her 
burned intensely hot 
to alleviate her soul
she sought the winter chill;

she walked out 

into the cold frosty bite 

and the boiling emotion

rose and fell

she breathed in deeply 

trying to take in the freshness;

she sighed slowly 

trying to let go of her restlessness 

replace her hopelessness 

forget her helplessness

and amongst the firs 

and the evergreens 

spilled feverish tears 

wrapped in steam 

It wasn't enough

she tried so hard
her very best

and yet…

she fears she may have

disappointed you

and that

right there

is the worst feeling

of them all;

Details

ah, it was in the details
in the ways you saw me
nudged me, loved me

it was in the subtle moments

fingers touching

the velcro hug

the knowing smile

She is a Queen

he was her world
her day to day

over 40 years

they loved their way

close so close

compatible and true

he built their home

just as she wanted him to

you will know

leaving a little sparkle
wherever i go

when i touch your soul

you will know

it will crawl in

and grab a hold

it will bring the sun

to make you gold

ᴺᴼᵂ ᴾᴸᴬᵞᴵᴺᴳ : Love Her

if she is angry

at the world

if you see the tears

in the little girl 

(chorus 1)

she is tired

she has unfurled

take her in your arms

can you love that girl?

enough

the moment i was crying inside

and missing a spectacular sunset outside

was when i knew i had given you

enough 

of my joys and precious rewards  

-aq/lesnspired

Truth with Grace

let your truth speak
whatever they may say

you are the one that lives

with your decisions every day

Equalizing

last year this time
you loved me

and i was grateful

for that

i never took it for granted

because i knew

we might

look back

pile of bones

 you held my heart
in your hand

then crushed it tight

it blew away like sand;

and what was left

of this human

was nothing

that I understand …

a pile of bones

and some skin 

-lesnspired

everything and

You are everything. 

Do you know that?

The whispering leaves

in the chilly breeze,

swinging and swaying

what is left on the trees