we walked through the park as sadness strode our steps over dead leaves and broken branches. trying not to trip over our words we walked in silence, muttering a few nothings every now and then to keep up with our tired footsteps ( Read more... )

that white dove, honey
flaps her wings and flies away.
say good-bye to fear.

i think i ate too much warm pecan and caramel chocolate torte.

my love has a lock on her,
behind steel bars confined.
how I long to set her free
on this sweet valentine's.

my soul has a lock on it,
behind tough skin confined.
how I long to set it free
but now is not the time.

i have invited the winter into my bedroom each night with the hope that it will soon get tired and rest beside me. such a fool i am to fool it, because it knows my truest desire, which is not to dance in snow covered fields with it or admire its frozen stillness any longer. we've fallen out of love and now i long to sleep with its enemy summer in ( Read more... )

look at 'em cats swinging high.
walkin' downhill,
gaps in the stairs i climb.
ain't sayin nothin
that ghost that can't talk even if he wanted to,
just lending his whole life in limbo won't do
goin to that grand ol' staircase
to walk up to wake up.

stray not far; become where you are.i've been tryin' to mail indiana postcards from a blue chicago box. the only ones i could find had cowboys ridin' jackrabbits on 'em. i sat last night writin' little quips, like tellin' 'em to stay strong in these wretched times and rejoice, and drink all the wine you can before your teeth fall out ( Read more... )

well, i don't think that i planned for this when i came here last time. i should havce spoken to the travel agent inside my skull and asked her if i should pack accordingly. you know, just in case; because i knew i'd be coming back, but i didn't check my calendar for what day i should leave. i bought the tickets anyway. one way tickets to isolation ( Read more... )

with attention to detail ( Read more... )

i don't want to talk, but i don't want to listen ( Read more... )