Puzzle

The puzzle

rips open

and the pieces

fall out

The understanding

that was there

has now

turned to

doubt

Things used

to fit

so neatly

inside

of this

space

There's no easy

solution

that is found

in this

place

Dreamers

are accused

of dreaming

too much

There's too many

screens blinking

causing us

to lose

touch

Go back

a few steps

Is there

any light

in sight

Or have all

the walls

been washed down

with so much

terror

that we forget

we can 

fight

-February 2015

Untitled

(This is untitled, for now).

I'm weightless

and drifting

through your

plane

Do you feel

my voice

when I call out

your name

I'm shifting

whenever I'm next

to you

Do you feel it

oh, do you feel it

too

I'm melting

whenever you touch

my skin

Open up 

your heart

and let me

sink in

Oh, what do you say

let's do it all today

We'll just move

everything

out of our

way

I'm moving

now that I'm

so close

to you

I know

you're moving

I feel it

when you

do

-January 2015

Making Ends Meet

She used to sell

just about everything

to make ends meet

The many things

we sat on

played with

ate from

and wore

All reminders

that nothing

is permanent

Nothing stays

the same

We'd watch our stuff

get picked over

We'd watch them

try to haggle her

but she never showed

desperation

You'd never see

the loss

in her eyes

as money

exchanged hands

And just like that . . .

ours became theirs

-December 2014

It's Cold Outside Tonight

I close my eyes

and watch the river

bend beneath

my feet

I hope and pray

that the homeless man

finds someplace

warm enough

to sleep

Because it's cold outside

tonight

and as the waves

wash through me

I still know 

what feels

wrong

and what feels

right

We hurt each other

out of selfishness

If only

we'd been taught

to follow our bliss

Then we'd find

our true road

to happiness

Oh, it's cold outside

tonight

Living in this world

shouldn't be

such a

fight

Because there's no one

winning

on either side

Oh, it's cold outside

tonight 

-December 2014

I Listen Outside

Is there nothing here

in this dawn

I listen outside

as the rain drips on

and on and on

Like the birds

that flap 

their wings

I listen outside

just to hear

their voices sing

Some are gone

taking cover

beneath a leaf

While others dance

and I breathe in

the relief

I listen outside

as the rain

drips free

I have many things

left to discover

inside of me

-December 2014

I wrote this for Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Music

Poets United Midweek Motif ~ MUSIC

Multiplying Promises

Do you ever 

close your eyes

long enough 

to dream

you know,

this awful world

isn't as awful

as it seems

Each time I think

you've learned

from your

mistakes

There you go

multiplying promises

until the last one

breaks

I watch

the pieces shatter

and splinter

in my bones

and all the words

that you say

don't mean

anything

anymore

-December 2014

Every Single Time

You keep

my heart beating

with just your 

silhouette

I haven't discovered

all there is 

to discover

about you, yet

but I'm on

my way

and I promise you

today

that I'll always

want to know more

about

your face

and how you

can calm me

with your warm

embrace

Oh, yes

it's true

I do 

love you

and when you put

your hand in mine

I'm grateful

that I've found you

every single

time

-December 2014