lazy

"lazy"

we unwind from our skin
so easily.

sunlight carries in hope, while the
days and nights leave us stirring
like an autumnal breeze.

numbered

"numbered"

each digit on our body
is carefully numbered
three four
five.

we take our lovers quietly
and often are left with
memories and postcards that
intricately cloud our thoughts.

hearts weigh so heavily around
our necks.

jumbled

"jumbled"

you wouldn't believe how
many times i've spelled my name
wrong.

black ink, shreds identity
and causes the memory to flicker
for a single second.

a child's first breathe
on his final day is
more
comfortable than this.

obscure

"obscure"

there is some
thing
deeper than my soul that
comes and
goes. all the same.

gold encases my veins,
Midas would be proud.
but all worth is not
measured.
nor is it
weighed.

controlling aspects of
lips and bent mouths
is more of,
what i'm after.

(no subject)

what are you waiting for?

a simple answer, would be great.








until then, i'll be sitting in the sunlight and in the grass, barefoot and waiting for you. i know you'll come around.

you think...

"you think..."

keep your chin up,
young hopeless.
you can place the pieces back
together if,
only you'd try.

hailstorm

"hailstorm"

i find myself, in
pain.
the severity of this weather has left me,
thinking that
the cost of one person is another.

ice strikes my cheeks and shoulders and i swear,
this is part of the plan.
spoken word becomes a conviction
that some can't keep.

grey crunches under my feet,
i move uphill-
to watch the city below

crumble

into midwestern black.