Monday, February 28, 2011
beginning to understand
the pills didn't work but
the pain didn't hurt so
i cried all the numbness away
and the heat of the sun
thawed my heart and my tongue and
reminded me that it was day
but why should i try if
one day i will die and
no one will remember my name
well my days are a gift so
the fear, i will lift and
give in to this beautiful game
Sunday, February 27, 2011
hands
without them, I'd be nothing
my whole world trapped between
my brain and skull
and there is no
escape
without them, I'd be no one
no drawings of expressive eyes
no poetic lies
or music
or truth
without them, I'd be now
because they tell the
story of the past
and they hold
the future
without them, I'd be me
my story, love, and answers,
but no one else
would ever
know
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
love story
in the morning, he swallowed the sunshine,
and lit up like a light
in the evening, he caught falling stars on his tongue,
and she feared they obstructed his sight,
because seven of every ten stars, she said,
got lost somewhere in his eyes
they shone every day, right into the next,
not even a frown could disguise
he ate soap and water for breakfast,
and rubbed oatmeal through his hair
he took deep breaths of fire,
and lit scented candles with air
she wondered about the sparkling stars
and where the other three were
on the day she found out they were kept in his heart,
he gave all three to her
in the morning, she folded her blanket
and arranged pillows on her bed
in the evening, she followed the stars in his eyes,
and held on to each word that he said
she ate oatmeal for breakfast,
ran soap and water through her hair
she breathed in the world around her,
for her heart, she hoped he would care
he wasn’t what she had expected,
his methods were none like she knew,
but on the first day that she met him,
she said, “I’d give up my old ways for you”
and lit up like a light
in the evening, he caught falling stars on his tongue,
and she feared they obstructed his sight,
because seven of every ten stars, she said,
got lost somewhere in his eyes
they shone every day, right into the next,
not even a frown could disguise
he ate soap and water for breakfast,
and rubbed oatmeal through his hair
he took deep breaths of fire,
and lit scented candles with air
she wondered about the sparkling stars
and where the other three were
on the day she found out they were kept in his heart,
he gave all three to her
in the morning, she folded her blanket
and arranged pillows on her bed
in the evening, she followed the stars in his eyes,
and held on to each word that he said
she ate oatmeal for breakfast,
ran soap and water through her hair
she breathed in the world around her,
for her heart, she hoped he would care
he wasn’t what she had expected,
his methods were none like she knew,
but on the first day that she met him,
she said, “I’d give up my old ways for you”
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
just as well
old men will die
granddaughters cry
son-in-laws sigh
and nothing's changed
candles are lit
but people quit
when words don't fit
as they're arranged
heart like a drum
beats quickly from
the way I've come
to hear you tell
familiar lies
to my surprise
familiar ties
break just as well
troubles unplanned
unclench your hand
to understand
hands carry more
than pain and hate
they can hold weight
of love and fate
by which you swore
old men will die
granddaughters cry
son-in-laws sigh
it's all the same
so it's okay
to turn away
when asked to play
this endless game
granddaughters cry
son-in-laws sigh
and nothing's changed
candles are lit
but people quit
when words don't fit
as they're arranged
heart like a drum
beats quickly from
the way I've come
to hear you tell
familiar lies
to my surprise
familiar ties
break just as well
troubles unplanned
unclench your hand
to understand
hands carry more
than pain and hate
they can hold weight
of love and fate
by which you swore
old men will die
granddaughters cry
son-in-laws sigh
it's all the same
so it's okay
to turn away
when asked to play
this endless game
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