when i turn to you
expecting your smile, i see
the back of your head.
it's too familiar
of a sight. i don't know why
i even bother.
Sep 25, 2014
Sep 25, 2014 at 3:48 PM UTC
shared portions:
two straws in one
glass
a panini split in
(even) halves
one bowl of soup
twice as many spoons
smooth butter finely spread
over generous slices of bread
(still warm)
all begins
the moment one
of us says
"hi"
Sep 24, 2014
Sep 24, 2014 at 4:17 PM UTC
every dusk
the Sun falls
willingly
and from its death
the moon will rise:
so we can
see its light
and give firsthand accounts
of the Sun's beauty
without going
blind
i'm no longer afraid
of the dark.
Sep 22, 2014
Sep 22, 2014 at 11:44 PM UTC
one time i woke up alone
and it was cold-
-er than ice
the air
held its breath
and my own
suffocated
as it escaped
frozen lips
s i l e n t
i woke up with
the inside of my head
and the outside of my heart
s
p
i
l
l
i
n
g
out
onto the hard cot and
it was like
i was screaming
silent w h i t e screams
in my misery
alone.
but then someone came
with a warm blanket
wrapped it around me
gave me a warm mug of
tea
and also
a black
box
so i threw everything away
and the box was
heavy, but i
haven't seen it since
i wrapped myself tighter
under the blankets
retreated back
with my
steaming tea
and i couldn't see anyone
but
i could feel
His gentle stroke on my cheek
as i breathed
softly
back
to
sleep
Aug 29, 2014
Aug 29, 2014 at 6:48 PM UTC