Touch of Eternity

Time suspends
Her walk of life
As I step into your eyes
Sinking without a trace
In the ocean of your love
A stolen second of your time
Is a touch of eternity

Life betrays
Her hold on truth
As I melt into your arms
Refined and purified
In the furnace of your love
To catch a breath of your life
Is a touch of eternity

Truth releases
Herself in time
As I lie under your kiss 
Speaking without a sound
In the volume of your love
The honest hold of your truth
Is a touch of eternity 

© David Hardman 2005

You are My Password

You are my password -
A secret that unlocked me,
Rebooted my rambling heart
Restarting my drive for life -
You are my password.

You are my password -
A reset for my emotions,
Defragmentation of my soul,
Installation of such joy -
You are my password.

You are my password -
I type anew everyday
Without anyone ever knowing -
Secret held secure in our lives.
You are my password.

You are my password -
All the long-hidden memories,
Such sensitive information,
Now updated in your love -
You are my password.

You are my password -
Erasing all those who have tried
To hack my vulnerable heart,
Helping me to crash and burn.
You are my password.

You are my password -
I will never forget, each digit
Indelibly written in love,
My memory full of you -
You are my password.

© David Hardman 2015

Consuming Love

I never could satisfy you 
you wanted more than I could give 
I gave you the whole of the earth 
you laid me to waste just to live 

You must remember the good times
First love in paradise garden
So engrossed with one another
We wandered too far from Eden

I still trusted in us as you
Grew fat off me in middle age
With carefree flights of fancy
And a mistress in each new age

Intent on destroying me
Constant demand for more and more
With your all-consuming love
That broke each one of nature’s laws

You think I’m not who I once was
Frail & weak I’m too old to fight
You say I blow hot then cold
Blind to your part in my plight

You ignored my constant warnings 
With total denial and lies
Head buried in the sands of time
As every last part of me dies

© David Hardman 2009