All a ’Quiver

bend that bow

draw that string

pluck that apple

aim straight and true

no telling what may happen



as the apple balances

precariously on that head

lived vicariously

pierced deliciously

desirous of heaven’s gate?



pierced to the core

bitten off more

than one should swallow

all a quiver

as eden’s gate beckons

© 2017 michael d emmerich

Onward & Upward

This poem goes out to my buddy and dear friend, Victor  …thinking of you dude 🙂

the struggle against adversity

brings forth changes

dragging one

up or down



push upward

reaching for

higher levels of functioning

which did not previously exist



building resilience

absorbing damage

but not failing

bouncing back

© 2017 michael d emmerich

Allure of the Curve

where the neck meets the shoulder

the head slowly turns

creating

mysterious shadows and hollows



the extension of her leg

as she reaches

rising, pushing

grasping, holding



the swell of her breasts

as she slowly inhales

and then

oh, so exquisitely

exhales



the allure of the thigh

disappearing upwards

towards

that mons



aahhh the beauty

of it all ….

with those dangerous

alluring curves

© 2017 michael d emmerich

In Whose Name

it’s all gods will

I was made to do it

evil deeds as a “good man”

the hypocrisy of it all



god is good

as long as it’s my god



on whose side is god

the victor or the vanquished

the entitled or the underdog

whose god is on your side?

© 2017 michael d emmerich

Passionate Collisions

creeping relentlessly onward

with its hunger

yet to be sated

only tamed by the belief

of that seductive attraction

pulling opposites into orbit

closer and closer

until two worlds collide

exploding in a frenzy of passion
© 2017 michael d emmerich

No Returns

live for now

one ride

one chance

seize it

it’s all we have

no return ticket

just a one-way trip

straight over the horizon

….

and begone

© 2017 michael d Emmerich

Shared Burdens

battered and bruised

shattered and drawn

fading away

into the gray



dragged down

those deepest depths

the fear is real

sleep escapes



only but a heartbeat away

from what

I don’t know

headlong crashing into life

fading away from the blue



hearts are breaking

I can feel it, can you

let me carry your sorrows

let me shed tears for you

and

take them when they come

© 2017 michael d Emmerich

Through a Glass Darkly

gazing into the mirror

shadows flit on the edges

pulled into the centre

my shadow self

stares back

battered bruised

pain etched across

my shadow scarred face

hands reaching out

we embrace

become one

acceptance

peace

 © 2017 michael d emmerich

Untitled – Kind of …

some kind of pain

some kind of joy

some kind of beauty

some kind of despair

some kind of life

……..

what’s it all about?

 © 2017 michael d Emmerich

The Omega Man

Knock, knock

who is it ….

come in....

wait, what!

Oh FU.......

© 2017 michael d emmerich