Once I woke ( Read more... )

Pink-lipped, petal soft sailor mouth ( Read more... )

Bottles, bottles everywhere ( Read more... )

I once thought you
were the love of my life
But you were just a lesson
dressed in contradictions
and pretty emotional turmoil
I couldn't see the chains
for what they were, their delicate
silver filigree too shiny and beautiful
Now I listen to endless litanies
and self-centered ravings
Wondering how many more times
I can sit through them without

Some mornings I imagine ( Read more... )

I run to you
In the wilds of
My heart
Unsure where to end
Or even to start
The music plays
And endless loop
Of white light and bare skin
Soul sick, I cry endlessly
In the forest of dreams
Frozen as autumn leaves dance
And I see how we could be
Surround me, voiceless melody
Let me get lost in you again
My wilderness

You crawl under my skin ( Read more... )

You broke me ( Read more... )

What about those in-between times?
Walking down from one choice
    to the next
And your heart drops
Like you've missed a step going down stairs
And you linger there in sheer terror
    for what seems an eternity
Not knowing if you'll catch the next step
Or if you'll crash down

I tremble in the darkness ( Read more... )