Make them wonder,
wander,
question
& Seek
beyond
the illusionary
life
placed
at their
feet

i fell in love with a shadow of a man,
all smoke and mirrors,
but the smoke is thick and dark-
it circles around my lungs and squeezes
when he is not with me;
he embodies the mirror 'cause god
the only time i see myself
is when i'm looking up at him.

i fell in love with a shadow of a man...
and now i am nothing
but smoke and mirrors.
-a.c.b

you say you’re not a poet but
with a girl like that,
how could you speak
anything less than
the stars?
-a.c.b