12/31/10

To You
By Jason Sturner


You laugh, and the world unfolds.

Light falls like rain, stains the dark.

I’m helpless, without speech;

your soul becomes the blue of my eyes.



Forgive me if I stray—

To you.



You smile, and no wars ever were.

You hold time in place, erase the hands.

I’m overcome, filled with adoration;

my soul becomes the brown of your eyes.



Forgive me if I write these words—

To you.



You speak, and the otter shakes a whisker.

You enchant me, a sea horse ballet.

And I swim, deep where tears shed;

now my poetry breathes under oceans.



Forgive me if I expose my heart—

To you.


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Jason Sturner was born in Harvey, Illinois, and raised in the western suburbs of Chicago. He has published four books of poetry: Kairos, 10 Love Poems, Selected Poems 2004-2007, and Collected Poems (all available as free downloads; see website). He currently resides in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he writes short stories of psychological horror and the supernatural. Website: www.jasonsturner.blogspot.com