though a yellow beauty in it's breast persuades. than choose i to remain. but i see a fear born in those who flee. of a coal miner's health and a word from before the womb was open that poured over thee. to promise your love to the youngest of four quiet sisters and wed in a church where they speak only in whispers. while her brave father watches ( Read more... )

it was as if i shook the hand of a surgeon only to find it steeped in blood that now creeps over mine and pools in the spread of my lap. a dark red wine that runs from the corners of the widow's mouth when she learns where her lover has gone. a thirsty arm bristling with needles that i sip from like an antelope licks up mud during a famine. and i ( Read more... )

meet me in the early morning grass and we'll wrestle our fears and how much they mean..cotton and linens that rustle over your skin. your cheek softly pressing against the willow. and i won't speak. i will let you sleep. to be the blanket that cradles your neck. and the warm voice that gently shakes you out of bed in the solid gray night. so you ( Read more... )

the locust would spend it's days chasing the harvest were it not for the winter. and words won't soothe your candy apple lips or ease your tight and knotted stomach. so i will be the cold that tightens around your limbs when you're alone. and the heat that lays it's heavy kisses upon your brow when you can't sleep. the sting of the wasp that ( Read more... )

You spoke with the words that only i hear. a suggestion that if i keep praying the same prayer let it be 'oh God forgive my weakness of faith'. a quiet reminder that everything all is not right. as i laughed in the face of the promises i kept. and spit on the faces of those who took me back. but they just wipe it off and keep smiling. they'll ( Read more... )

like trying to shell a walnut with trembling fingers. but to the suprise of everyone present it yields it's innermost secrets. onto the streets where they sleep beneath the cruel reminder of citadels that hold life this world admires above those they have cast aside. and i watch these towers with mournful eyes. entreating a Father who i've never ( Read more... )

i think we all know that pride died a little bit that evening. beneath an imitation sun and crooked stares. and it's not an audible voice but i know what You are thinking. 'all my children have forgotten their promises and now they stretch themselves out amongst the dust. weeping and wondering why i wasn't there. but i'm right here my beloved. i'm ( Read more... )

a field thrush singing out over the ocean. thought it all a bit out of place until i heard you coming. running through the short tide with such a brilliant smile. as i came crawling out of the water. half-drowned and back in the patient arms of the only pearl i've ever found. but your mouth opened. heard such a terrible sound. the sea screaming it' ( Read more... )

i drank you in like good sleep. the sweet bed of sugar cane where i came to lie. told you i spoke only truth but lover you shouldn't ever believe a thief. so wake up my japanese beauty. to tea and a note i instructed to speak you these words. 'you'll find your ribs are buried beneath the bed along with your trust. but your heart is staying with me ( Read more... )

'my gentlemen evening. tossed you like a bottle onto the tracks. but don't you worry blue eyes. i'll be coming back. and sipping up all your hot glass. don't you remember when we were kissing in the gentle gentle grass. mouths open but no words. just my fingers resting in the small of your back. and my tongue like a sidewalk slick with rain. ( Read more... )