For...........

Fish

I wish for you

more than

the beating 

of my own heart

or the rise

and fall

of my lungs

in mid breath

staring into 

your eyes

I realize

the purpose

to everyone

and

to everything

I surround myself

with the beauty

that are your arms

and nestle 

into a dark kingdom.

pauses

those desperate

(for claws)

root out

the flesh laid still

vulnerable in flight

their wings cut crisp

burning eyes

so careless

a creation

the gasps of air

fill

and 

flood

in a panic

recognized

only as 

sleep

sheep

fall.

Copy

mimicking

your movements

your voice

in my head

that slight accent

the choices 

of your words

make me gather

my sinking heart

and pull it ashore

from the wind

swept currents

there isn't

enough time

to say everything

to do everything

to be with

always

in the midst

of this

our restless world

Moby

I regret nothing

only hope

to see

to feel

to hear

the pounding

of your 

(amazing)

heart

typing furiously 

in my head

tell me all

everything

I have the 

rest of my life

to learn

teach me until

the great white 

whale

springs from the sea

Sessions

quick

(run)

short

(fast)

hindering

(on the pace)

lips racing

do what

you will

Attend

All seen 

is forgiven

a clean slate

of dew

on a rotten apple

core

dug out

worm crushed

companion

(loved)

Coats

closing

(off into the darkness)

(off)(into) (the)(cold)

(warm)(Dark)

picked up

with kindness

and kept

at the foot

of the bed

where with baited breath

waits for possibilities

of love-desire-

provide me your hands

so that you

may hold

my heart

in the cold

to your chest

Lace

How

sliding down

one shoulder

my blade

nestled in skin

the bone 

exposed

to you

careful 

fingertips

gentle to 

the touch

intimacy brought

by the linking 

of fingers

kiss to sleep

shine

A

how I want

to write 

your name

like a schoolgirl

with a crush

all over my 

notebooks

press deep

into the fabric

of caution

and tear away

what is left

of my fear

expose that

nerve

brush

how the taste

makes 

me smile

the hours (Hours)

over 

and 

over

upon the 

white 

taken in

by that smile

turned over

softly

and 

slowly

and 

gently

the rush 

in my veins

fire now

as sparks

begin to flood

my brain

and the world

secretly comes

to an end.

progress

the fragile

habitat

that is

pale 

freckles

curls or cut

short

to explore

and define

bone structure

and silence

the smallest

of beats

make a song

STAGE

banished

and beat down

climbing into

the safe haven

of a warm bed-

It's only now

with things like this-

that I don't care-

(here, I lost my ability

to care years ago)-

the end is recycling itself

making motions

unpleasant

and now

we

play the part

it can't be all me

I haven't even learned

my lines.

Fossil

inside these ringlets

of truth

a shadow

prevails (prevails)

something sharp

brought down

in anger

the steam 

from a ship

ever present

in the air

of restless abandon

the stuff of legends

they will talk

and spread

like phantoms 

and no one

will take shelter

in the storm.

waiting

underneath the surface

a stone

set in glass

underneath the wiry dirt

a picture frame

buried

underneath a rocky surface

cold

from the heat

silver iodine

salt set in oranges

suck and sway

the carnival ride begins

and all those who enter

flee

underneath a timeless 

snow

wield

can you see

the streets

empty?

the clouds

have departed 

now-

against the 

roots and bulbs

becoming to 

be born 

ti become 

what they 

were meant 

to be

a slaughter

for the queen

coal

i dug

a hole

and climbed

down inside

until my knuckles

were raw

and bleeding

i did not call 

for help

to ease the pain

i only surrendered 

to my agony

and what i thought

was lost

fell back

into my hands

again

wrestle

settle

d

o

w

now

    a

    r

    married

           n

            t

        b oots

                a

                 n

                   dreams 

                              o

Gate

Do you always know?

strip the wood down bare it clean

free eyes cold and dead

handcuffs

pull off the layers

and tell me

what you see

rocked down

in the baby blue

and damaged eyes

set stars

their nails broken

and cracked

why pursue

?

get me

a green light

to flood the town

to empty all of our

crucial dreams into

the sea 

and 

sink.

sunset

the beauty (?)

that flies away

into small discs

into the center

of the sky

to shoot now

and to 

ask questions later

please don't go

near the old bridge

the blood is never

dry

this time of year

and they'll be looking 

for another

to move silently

before

the day breaks.

Crush

caught up

on silk thread

beating

battled

an excuse

for the crime

lock up

seal up

Beware

there is no rejoicing 

here

to the poor 

and the pitiful

help is on 

its way

guidance to 

change the

world

it is dawn

here now

as I slip

into bed

the weary 

wanderer

(wonder)

playing 

with time

crushed.