You Dream

You don't know

where to go

but this path

is getting old

You're feeling

too worn out

You keep

telling yourself

you know

what this life's 

all about

You stay stuck

in your dream

While your heart's

about to rip

at the seam

And you choke

just a little

Your life line's

starting to feel

a little more brittle

each time that you

breathe in

And you dream

-July 2015

Silently Alone

He looks

at the flower

impatiently 

He wants

to touch it

He wants

to feel the

smoothness

beneath

his fingertips

and the power

that he'll draw

He reaches

then hesitates

Wondering

if the delicate

bloom

will tremble

He breathes in

its sweet scent

and tenses

His eyes

penetrate

while he grips

Harder

Stronger

Until the release

and the petals fall

silently alone

-July 2014

I've had this tucked away for a little while. I'm glad I found it this morning.

One Drop of Whiskey

The shadows

do well

at holding

him in

He looks

from left

to right

not knowing

where to

begin

So he walks

feeling

frustrated

He doesn't 

understand

his heart

and his voice

are related

He drinks

whiskey

from a

paper cup

Trying to find

anything

that will fill

him up

But he's already

overflowing

It happened

without him

knowing

His eyes

were shut

too tight

To fight 

the demons

that come out

at night

He looks ahead

and then

back again

Too afraid

to face

the past

he's been

drowning

in

He washes

the sand down

with one 

last sip

One drop

of whiskey

resting on

his lip

He rolls

the paper

into a ball

As he closes

his eyes

two tear drops

fall

-June 2015

Locked Up Tight

The walls

don't seem

to dry

these days

Sometimes

it's too easy

to get lost

in your

charming ways

But I keep

breathing in

all the fumes

It's still hard

to believe

they've been 

coming

from you

I've been

suffocating

looking for air

I keep reaching

for your hand

but you're 

never there

Each time

I open

 a window

to let

the light in

You slam it

and lock it

up tight

once again

-May 2015

Lay Down Your Crown

Take this needle

and thread it

twice

Stitch up

your heart

Doesn't that

feel nice

Lay down

your crown

and lie next

to me

Close your eyes

and just let

yourself be

We all

get a little

lost sometimes

It's easier

to hide it all

away

Then it is

to allow ourselves

to feel

all the pain

Take this needle

and thread it

twice

Everything changes

each time we roll

the dice

Lay down

your crown

and come lie next

to me

I'm right here

with you

I just wish you 

would see

You're closed up

so tight

and won't let

anyone in

You're not

alone in this world

We've all lived

in sin

So I'll take this needle

and thread it

twice

I'll stitch

my heart 

to yours

oh, won't that

be nice

And I hope

one day

you'll see

just how beautiful

your slice

of life

can be

And I hope

oh, I hope

it sets you

free

-May 2015

Wherever You Are

You drip

and I catch you

I feel you

swim

and I 

shiver

You warm me

with your essence

and I become lost

Lost in your

taste

Your smell

Your touch

You make me

sizzle

and burn

with desire

I'll wrap myself

in your bones

and become

your veins

I'll nestle myself

into where you beat

the hardest

And soak

into the warmth

of wherever

you are

-May 2015

Disintegrated Reasoning

These glass shards

keep splintering

and burrowing

in my flesh

My blood becomes

hot and sticky

with the layers

of hurt

that run deep

in my bones

down into the hollow

where the echoes grow

Every now and then

I feel the leash loosen

allowing glimpses 

of a life

I can't quite

make out

The reasoning

has disintegrated

in the murky water

where the soap

never gets you clean

What does it mean

What does it all mean

Even I don't know

I say to myself

as I collect

each grain

of sand

to seal

tightly

in a jar

-April 2015