Frown upon my withered heart!
and wipe away my tears.
Catch the nightmares, catch my dreams,
ensnare my childish fears.
Protect me, Catcher, put me down
and watch me sleep to-day.
the worries they encase me,
my dream’s the price I pay.
The morning comes unfiltered
the cycle is broken for now
Oh Catcher! my Catcher!
My faithful night snatcher!
Laid a kiss on my wavering brow.
Nov 14, 2014
Nov 14, 2014 at 10:00 PM UTC
My skin dries out in winter
My nail-beds crack and bleed
So I reach for the lotion that
My fingers really need
But if lotion soothed each part of me
That was no longer whole
I'd squeeze it all out in my hands
And rub it on my soul
Nov 14, 2014
Nov 14, 2014 at 12:57 AM UTC
dad left
for his second tour of duty
on my third birthday
mom kept
a jar full of jelly beans
on the living room coffee table
every night
she gave me one to eat, saying
"when these jelly beans
are all eaten up,
dad will come back home"
sometimes
i would sneak another,
to help dad come home sooner
one night
the phone rang
and i watched mom
wipe away a tear
as she filled
the jar
back
up
Nov 11, 2014
Nov 11, 2014 at 9:46 PM UTC
friends exchange
knowing looks and nods
i wish i could hide
shrivel up
disappear
doesn't matter anyway...
i'm invisible
Nov 5, 2014
Nov 5, 2014 at 11:43 PM UTC
Ominous clouds roll in.
I hear the crack of thunder.
"Not to worry," the youngest pipes up.
"We’ve always made it home, before."
Yes, but…
For as long as I can remember,
We've only ever had
Blue skies!
Sunshine!
What a streak!
Such luck!
Now, I'm not so sure.
How can you be expected
To make it through the storm
When you’ve never
Sailed a windy day?
Nov 4, 2014
Nov 4, 2014 at 11:58 PM UTC
night fell
too quickly today
it won't be long...
the last leaf will surrender
as the first snowflake spirals in
Nov 3, 2014
Nov 3, 2014 at 10:35 PM UTC
I need to get this off my chest…
It’s making me cough.
Jun 29, 2014
Jun 29, 2014 at 12:17 AM UTC
I'm a tiny blade of grass
In a meadow, all alone
Nobody comes to visit me
Nobody calls my phone
Oh, if I could make a friend
This tiny blade of grass would cheer!
Hey, this must be my lucky day
'Cause look:
Here comes a deer!
Jun 26, 2014
Jun 26, 2014 at 5:49 PM UTC