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.
