Her skin moves like a snake against my own,
as the night watches over us like a blanket.
And until the sun begins to smile,
she radiates to make up the spark.
Of these loud noises,
you are the quietest.
So I’ve got this melody, you see.
And I’ve been meaning to share it.
But you closed your hands as I went to give.
And now I’ve gone and spent it.
Years paint different pictures.
Gold only lasts so long.
Pick me up off the ground
to write a new song.
Dead as my patience.
Where did the car ride go?
Is that really all you wanted?
The box stays empty.
I kick the sand forward
as the sun opens its eyes.
I must hurry while
we’re still suspended in time.
You bring a beauty that all can admire,
It’s getting close to the smell of spices,
blended in with cold noses, family.
I want it wrapped up.
Your laugh rings warmer than the blanket.
The fog settles in, I see it every morning.
We are crazy to be out here in December.
But it’s crazier to believe we wouldn’t.
Did you read my mind?
I sweat out the thoughts that night.
But our smiles overshadowed
what was really going on.
More than expected.
Reality from thoughts.
Sort of shocked and shy.
I hope you didn’t mind.
Fiery when it counts.
Sweet like an Otter Pop on a hot day.
Careful and without a care.
I hope you didn’t mind.
Light the candles.
They flicker from here until
they meet the horizon.
Ride up and down the streets in awe.
Never linked,
Always leading.
Your words were more fake
than a Cold War building.
Past tense motives,
to laugh back in years.
How I believed anything more
could be found in something much less.
More sure than the last one,
I aspire to be great.
Reminders of what needs to be done,
something you can’t take.
I’m the glow-in-the-dark watch
that you can read
only every now and then.
They say they’re unimpressionable,
But they’re already impressed.
So, why the effort?
A piece of pizza and a smile
would have done wonders.
But she hid there, eyes open.
Timing was never my thing,
and she’ll never open her eyes again.
She knew too much.
I’ll remember where the last ornament was placed.
What sweater you wore at the table.
The smile you chose that day.
Where you stood in that picture.
When you first grabbed my hand.
The look in your eyes when you first saw light.
And sometimes it’s nice to think
that some birds fly north for the winter,
and that one day you’ll find your way home,
but you won’t.
And for now I have to tiptoe the lane,
veer into oncoming traffic,
just to wait until the sun goes down,
and that sun may never set.
They don’t know much better,
but honey, ignorance ain’t bliss.
Your poison words
spew spawn off your lips.
People listen,
absorb your thoughts,
and spread them
like cancer.
Cowardly apologetic.
I don’t want to hear it.
It was just meant to be funny,
I am told.
I move on to take your thoughts,
burn down your houses,
to start over once again.
We don’t need your kind.
Surround me
with the sea breeze.
Sun sets quietly
beneath my feet.
their silhouettes fly.
The sun is so beautiful
when it’s shy.
Turn off the house lights.
Sip the wine.
Dark club sounds brush her by.
This is life.
In slow motion
I walk in.
In the handshake,
a hint of sin.
Maybe she has an idea.
No, she doesn’t have a clue
of what I love to do
with a flick of the wrist.
The magic is working.
My capabilities are endless.
But you’re becoming careless.
Turn the lights up.
This is me screaming.
You’re motionless.
Emergency room please,
this one can’t handle it.
I followed her stretcher.
The door shuts behind me.
I waited until she opened her eyes.
Paradise.
I told her, “you really don’t know me.”
“But I want to,” she said.
“I’m everything you’ve ever wanted,” I explained.
She closed her eyes.