I want to float down the Gila.
I want my back to scratch against the rocks and I want to experience pain, and continue floating with thicker skin and more stories.
I want to bask in the sun, and when she leaves, I want to soak up the glow of the moonlight.
And I want to be carried around the twists and the turns and I want to jump over the pebbles while reflecting the light of the sun.
I want to be next to the Ponderosa Pines as I make my travels and I want to swim with the fish.
I want to watch and observe and relax and think.
And I want to float down the Gila.
Dec 26, 2021
Dec 26, 2021 at 8:21 PM UTC
You shine so bright, almost blinding as I commence my slumber.
Will you apologize for keeping me up? I guess you need more attention than I thought. We’ll hang out through the dusk, I always appreciate company.
Moon, you are so powerful.
Has anyone told you?
No need to hide your powers, let them shine blindingly.
Dec 26, 2021
Dec 26, 2021 at 8:21 PM UTC
We enter, side by side.
You are more tired than I.
No fear, we’ll reunite in the morning.
But I can’t help to worry when you have left me for your dreams.
Where are you off to?
Your snores and mutters create a symphony to remind me that we are still together.
Side by side.
Dec 26, 2021
Dec 26, 2021 at 8:20 PM UTC
It appears to me that I accidentally dipped my blue paint brush through that swatch of white… are you supposed to be here?
I mean I guess it doesn’t really matter, because you’re welcome either way.
Maybe you’re just passing through, and in that case, I wish you the best of travels.
Wispy and nebulous, I’ve noticed you before you made your way in front of the sun. And I appreciate you, for providing those limited seconds of indirect sunlight. My skin also thanks you.
Too small to precipitate, but I think it could be in your wheelhouse in the near future.
I admire your solitude, persistence, and ability to continue the water cycle.
See you around!
Dec 26, 2021
Dec 26, 2021 at 8:20 PM UTC
I bought some chapstick.
You said to get the kind you use,
So it’ll remind me of you.
In the parking lot,
I unwrapped the tube and spread it on my lips,
Indulging in what felt like you.
The moisture repaired my cracked skin.
A fresh start for my xerosis.
Honey flavored!
_I didn’t think twice._
When you called me two days later,
My body froze with your news.
_I knew you’d dump me._
Not so sweet after all.
And now I have this ******* chapstick,
Honey flavored, mind you,
That brings me back to a place of a past time.
I use this chapstick everyday,
Hopeful that one day I’ll actually use it all.
What we had will be gone.
Two months have passed,
And I can’t seem to make a dent.
Will you always be around?
At least my lips are always moisturized.
As I moved on,
I watched the parts of you that lingered in me
Completely vanish.
I began to notice,
_The chapstick isn’t honey flavored._
It’s scented with hellos,
Flowering bushes,
Springtime summersaults,
And fresh cider.
Every spread of that chapstick tube I use,
A part of you peels away,
Like the dead skin that previously surrounded my lips.
But the more I stare at that golden, honey design on the chapstick,
The more I come to realize that it’s just chapstick.
Nothing else.
_No more,
No less._
Jan 25, 2021
Jan 25, 2021 at 7:06 PM UTC
The plane takes my mind,
But leaves my body on the ground.
Cartwheels dance across my screen,
It’s creativity that I’ve found.
My body begins to melt
From the inhale of the smoke.
The joint slips out of my hands,
And floats down the Roanoke.
I don’t know where I am,
Nor what I am perceiving.
I look to my left with paranoia,
Everything that I view is deceiving.
The thump of my heart
Steadily floods into my ears.
The activation of the amygdala
Nearly brings me to tears.
I bring my attention
To the seam of my pants.
But the floor is turning into cheese…
What if there are ants!
I think of a tune
That always seems to calm me down.
Queue the classical bluegrass,
I begin to drown.
I need to get back inside,
I wonder if I smell.
Three hours have passed,
And I’m high as hell.
Jan 25, 2021
Jan 25, 2021 at 3:33 PM UTC
Kiss her,
And take your time.
s l o w l y
Kiss her with steady breath, with childish delight.
Kiss her with your hands tangled in her hair.
Kiss her like you might not ever get the chance, feel her smile and take notes.
Kiss her like you dance to your song, only you two know.
Kiss her and let your eyes relax, unleash the soft charm of the lips.
********* just whatever you do, kiss her.
But take your time.
Jan 20, 2021
Jan 20, 2021 at 6:48 PM UTC
I’ve saved our letters,
They’re in a box in my closet.
Nothing screams pain more than old words.
Words that meant the world in that moment,
But over time,
Entered into a downward spiral.
I loved how you curled your Y’s,
And oh-so confidently striked through your A’s.
_That .38 pen fit you too well._
The floral stamps reminded me of a crowded garden,
One filled with bees, butterflies, and even grasshoppers.
_You got those at the Art Museum, I just know it._
An asymmetrical heart sealed the letter,
Instantly ripped in half by my eagerness to read your words.
_Did you kiss the heart where the envelope seals, just like I do?_
Before flooding myself with your paragraphs,
I delicately brought the parchment to my nose.
_Ambrosial, particles of your aroma trapped into the air of the envelope, spread on the parchment._
I am grateful for our endearments that are captured on paper.
No time for reliving, only reminicinsing.
Thank you. So so much.
You will never know how important it was to me.
Jan 20, 2021
Jan 20, 2021 at 6:43 PM UTC
you treat me so well
in case you can’t tell
you are the sun to a flower
an elevator to a tower
an umbrella during a shower
a symphony of bells on the hour
your thoughtful actions brings me pleasure
with love like this, it’s kisses we can measure
Jan 17, 2021
Jan 17, 2021 at 10:44 PM UTC
validation
i seek for your validation
just to be turned down
when will i learn
that i do not need
your thoughts
your actions
your opinions
to function on a day-to-day basis
i can do it on my own
i just need to learn
Jan 17, 2021
Jan 17, 2021 at 10:43 PM UTC