negative space

Negative space
is that in which you are not
the longing and angst
for your presence
enlightenment comes as a realization
that negative space has a value
in the algorithmic of everyday life
quotidian as existence can be
the glow on your skin
amidst the shadows of night
the flicker in your blue eyes
deep as a midnight dream
reflecting a sea of stars
I sum up, subtract, divide and multiply
each sensation when in your nearness
until the result is infinitum
no way to count
or account.

Miguel Angel G.

San Diego, December 2014

Photo:  TR Ryan ©December 2014 - North Canadian River, Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma City

beauty shows up

Valley of Fire
Near Las Vegas, Nevada

Beauty shows up
in the thorniest of places
down unthreaded paths
and up
in unreachable stretches
like you, in this world
of all possible worlds
and your light, your light
is the light of the ages

- miguel angel gomez