How many times have I ended a thought with And here we are I miss you today I said your whole name out loud for the first time in nearly a year and it hurt so bad. I sat for a long time, crying, feeling sorry for me, and for you No one will ever [...]
He hadn’t slept in days Needed to keep moving His beige hoodie looked new. Ish. Ill-fitting, but warm. Necessary. More than a 5 o’clock shadow across hollow cheeks, The greys show through Now more salt, than pepper Would they recognize him? He fixed his hair, slightly thinner on top Shadows stretched [...]
How you do that Bring me to my knees with nothing but a glance The light in your eyes when they fall upon me from across a room I am spotlighted, yet no one sees Your gaze, it physically touches me Warms me I know I am safe, yet I am exposed How you manage [...]
You say you are so hard done by You want my sympathies You want me to hear you, yet be silent How dare you. You claim to know me If you knew me All the things that make me Who I truly am You would be ashamed You should be ashamed Yet This is all [...]
Tears prick my eyes Years pass like shock waves through my body Time, a sucking wound, in the center of my soul So unassuming, who knew it could be a weapon It pours over me, molten, melting away barriers Nerves exposed and vulnerable I acknowledge my strength, my insignificance I am humbled Varied, exciting and [...]
Echoes ricochet The hollow rings loudly Everything and Nothing Too Many Things It's effect deafens Changing what was once warm to cold Welcoming to Harsh Lights of blue and red flash all around Distracting Intentional Dread creeps in along with the sound Heavy footfalls and the wail of a siren It's all too much I [...]
Betrayal comes in whispers and screams It lies awake beside you It follows you throughout your day It looks you in the eye while it lies It's in the good mornings and good nights All the in-betweens And for a time you were innocent Engaged in the farce that played out around you What happens [...]
I argue my case before you Has my point been made? Unsure now I question how long have I been speaking Then the expression Both bewildered and at the same time disinterested Though never cruel - not intentionally - I'm convinced You have no idea what I'm talking about. What more should I expect? No [...]
Ode to the Lost Things
How long can a galaxy last once its star has burnt out? Once the star burns out there is nothing Nothing but the cold, empty void of space And everything in its sphere dies Do we know how long it takes? Before the message gets through Before you know for certain that no one is [...]
