A Male Sanctuary

A Male Sanctuary

There is a place

So close

But so far away

A place where God does not exist

Where politics is never talked about

Where women are not allowed

Men sit around a burning fire

As fishing boats come in from their day

Sharing a bottle of Jack

They smoke and talk about their lives

They bitch and complain

And they even fight

But after all they are together

As friends and allies

Sitting together on a secluded dock

Alone in a male world

Where testosterone flows like a river

And they all can be men

© 2017 R.e. Taylor

Come And Get Me

Come And Get Me

Come and get me

I dare you

I want to see the fire in your eyes

Smell the sulfur in your breath

And hear your commands

Then I swear I will laugh

You do not know me

You cannot see into my soul

It is darker than any you could imagine

You know I know who you are

But I could never fear you

I would never serve you

I feel pity for you

You do not know me

But I will take Hell from you

And make it my home

That is what you should fear

So, come and take me

I dare you

Hello

Hello

I have seen you around

Hanging at the water fountain

Talking with your friends

You are so far out of my class

A living Grecian statue

So, I could never find the nerve

I could never be brave enough

I never hope to catch you eye

Or that you would speak to me

But you said hello

And you smiled at me

At that moment my dreams came true

Take My Hand

Take My Hand

Little girl

Walk with me

Take my hand

I will always be there for you

And I will protect you

Whether we stand on rocks

Walk a mountain path

Or splash in the ocean waves

I will never let go of your hand

No matter what may come

I will never let any harm come to you

I will never let your smile fade

So walk with me and take my hand

And I will be beside you forever

© 2017 R.e. Taylor

The Future Is The Enemy

The Future Is The Enemy

The future is the enemy of the past

It wants us to forget everything

The pain we have caused

All of those who died

And those who suffered but survived

It doesn’t want us to remember

All of the mistakes we had made

All of the wrong decisions

Which led to our very destruction

It doesn’t want us to learn

It hopes we will not make the same mistakes

But we won’t know how to correct them

Since there will be no one to tell us what they were

Because they will be locked in the past

Their voice no longer able to be heard

So, the past will be repeated

And more will suffer

More will die

Until someone remembers and speaks out

In a future where the past is the enemy

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Do not tell me

That I am the fairest of them all

I have been hurt

Way to many times

My heart has died

And I can only dream of love

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Hear my wish just one last time

Return my living heart to me

Allow me to love just once more

If you grant me that

My life will be complete

And I will once again

Be the fairest in the land

Penny

Penny

I knew

From the second the sun came up

It was going to be a special day

Made even better when I found that penny

Bright and shiny

It glowed in the light

When I picked it up

A girl started talking to me

She was beautiful and sweet

Short, curly red hair

And a smile which killed

We talked before I had to leave

As I walked away I kept looking back

Her smile never faded

“My name is Penny,” she yelled

And at that moment I fell in love

Double Dog Dare

Double Dog Dare

By R.e. Taylor

Being six years old

It is hard time

New friends to be with

And five words

You didn’t want to hear

You knew if anyone said them

Your life was going to change forever

“I double dog dare you”

A phrase you never wanted to hear

But one you loved to say

Whether walking on a wall

Eating a bug

Or kissing that little redhead girl

It was all the same

Potentially deadly

Always something you didn’t want to do

But you were double dog dared

So, you walked that wall

You ate that bug

And you even kissed that girl

That girl you eventually married

Thank God for double dog dares

They make life exciting

So, comment on this poem

If you liked it

I double dog dare you!

© 2017 R.e. Taylor

Only For You

Only For You

R.e. Taylor

What memory do you have

Irresistible

Was it someone you loved

Someone who treasured a rose

Above everything else in the universe

Or was it a memory from eons ago

Something of faith and hope

Brought back by love

Whatever it was

It was special to you

Now you have it with you

For all eternity

A piece of art

Placed to remind you

Of a certain moment

Something so special

A gift from the Muses

Only for you to cherish

Only for you to understand

Only for you

© 2017 R.e. Taylor

Ungranted Wishes

Ungranted Wishes

By R.e. Taylor

A million billion points of light

Each a wish

Made by children

On a million billion worlds

Some for health or happiness

Some wish that there would be peace

But not one wishes for violence

Not one wishes for anyone to be harmed

But their innocence will fade and die

Hatred will enter their hearts

And their wishes will go unanswered

Left in the endless universe

As a million billion points of light

Each an ungranted wish

Made by children

On a million billion worlds

Dancing In the Rain

Dancing In the Rain

I love the rain

Falling down on us

As we dance

The coolness doesn’t matter

The wetness doesn’t matter

I only know that you are in my arms

And that my eyes are looking into yours

Our heartbeats drown the sounds of the drops

And I know that I truly love you

With so many rains to come

Our love will only grow

And be so infinitely better when the sun shines

So, let it rain

And let us dance together

Forever