New love
Heart unguarded
No bruises
No wounds
Existing freely
Without hesitation
Embracing sensations
Unabandoned revelry
A fresh reality
Trusting hands
Fearlessly reach
A gift in every word
A promise in every glance
Hope blooms
In uncharted soil
Sans fences
To keep one out
And yet
The beauty of risk
Is the chance of breaking
The sweetness of love
Is born from its fragility
The heart unguarded
Beats louder still
Because it dares
Unguarded
© Ron Simpson Jr
September 27, 2025
Unexpected
Unexplained
A casual whisper
Tearing the veil
Where silence
should reign
Internal
External
Ethereal
Spiritual
Do I want to know
Do I dare to listen
Do I heed
Do I ignore
The house creaks
The dogs thump
The wind rattles
The rain falls
The fans whir
The clocks tick
The AC hums
The water heater gurgles
Behind it all
Beneath it all
An urgent whisper
An undeniable voice
It is the season
I suppose
The night of frights
Just around the corner
The sights and sounds
The sticky sweetness
Adolescent laughter
The crispness of fall
Imaginary monsters
Make believe creatures
Ghosts and ghouls
All filling the imagination
Noises in the dark
Becoming my friend
My shadow companion
Whispering secrets
I cannot share
Urgent counsel
Or dark temptation
Drawing me inward
Into the velvet black
Friend or foe
Never knowing which
Noises in the dark
© Ron Simpson Jr.
September 26, 2025
