He is the romantic poet
She is his daily diet

My life had just been wrecked
My mind twisted in ways it shouldn't
My heart was scattered across the world
My fears surrounded me
the darkness clouded my thoughts
I was plagued with nightmares
the stress was never ending.


Then, In a moment of blinding clarity
I saw your eyes,
they connected with mine from across a room.
That smile, that face, that light that shown
I wanted that light so desperately,
for my very own.
You had a meek assurance
that I had never known
a smile and a hug,
that said I'd never be alone.

I care not for my darkened past
In time they will all be forgotten
I care not for all those angry people
who had tried to turn me rotten...
Because in your love and grace
I find the pieces of my peace
and they all fall into place.

Growing up all I wanted to be was like my parents.
Now I'm grown up I want to be anything but.

I cant breathe, he says
Brushes my hand from his throat
He laughs
I smile
Little whip's too red, he says
Slides the falls through his fingers
He laughs
I smile
Please dont stop, he says
Arches his back in stiff poise
He cant breathe
Neither can I

In a dream I realised I didn't want you
In it we were painting murals on my ceiling
It was dark but light enough to see the outline of your face
I hoped it was the street light shining through the bent blinds
On my tip toes I stood just reaching the wall
Each of us drew our own delirious dreams.


Your face appeared in front of mine
The back of my neck stretching,
my fingertips reaching out to touch your cheeks
usually rose but now green,
fluorescent and bright.
It was morning

According to the believers
God had a reason
A reason to take you
But why you?
You were only 14
Since you've passed
I've done nothing but cry
But I know you're happy
Dancing in the sky
But you should be here
Watching after your brother and sister
You should be here
Making us laugh like usual
But you're not
And I have to deal with it
But I shouldn't be mourning
My 14 year old cousin
You had so much life ahead of you
So many more jokes
And so many laughs
But I'll never hear them again
Because you were taken
And now I'll never see my baby cousin again.....

you said, "you're not afraid to love
you love kittens, you love rainy weather,
you love shakespeare and sweaters
movies and being kissed
on the tip of your nose
new york city, you love beaches
and the few times it snows
you love crime tv, you love poetry
so why is it that when it comes to me
you feel hesitant?"

i said, "i will tell you, the reason
that i am guarded
yes, i love all of the things
that you listed.
but shakespeare never wrote me a sonnet
and then disappeared, leaving me stranded
new york city may drive me crazy
but it will always be here, you see
poetry may tear me apart
but it won't look me in the eyes as it does
do you have an answer, now, to your satisfaction?
please listen, believe me,
i do not fear rejection.
i fear giving up all of my secrets
only to find you've painted yours
on someone else's skin."