I just want to be lost
To float among the stars
To drift— weightless—
Free, to believe—
For once—
In something greater
Than me

If the sky could talk
What would she say to all us
Walking around below?

With all the stars we steal from the night sky
To put into our poems and words
It’s a wonder there’s enough left to light the night

All the times we’ve darkened the sun
With our ink filled clouds of art
It’s a wonder it still shines enough to spark the day

With every time we have hidden the moon
With our black and bleeding hearts
It’s a wonder it still glows throughout the deep gloom

With the amount of the sea we’ve borrowed
To let drip in salty dark tears into paper
It’s a wonder the fish still swim about bellow the blue

All the leaves we’ve taken from scarlet trees
With our desperate need for beauty
It’s a wonder the trees don’t stand **** in autumn wind

With all the sadness we’ve brought out of the world
To make our work worth while
It’s a wonder any still exists to dampen the hearts of the thoughtful

My brother
He hides
Can’t handle
People

At my sisters wedding
He did his part
Then slipped away to
Hide in the dark

For holidays
He comes out of his room
He’ll sit,
If only for awhile

But soon
His smile starts to strain
Panic in his eyes
And he hides

I know he thinks
That no one cares
But brother dear
I do, and I understand

I hope and
I pray to God
That you don’t let
The angels
Clip your wings.

I miss you
and that is true.
I know and I’m sor
ry, because I haven’t c
ome to see you. I know
you’ll forgive the fact that
I’m a coward. I’m so sorry,
and I owe you so much. Ele
ven years of friendship, but I
haven’t seen you in four month
s. I will come. However, a vi
sit means accepting good-
bye. So I will be there
in my own time.

I promise, I’ll bring lavender when I come.

It’s always winter there
When I visit you in my mind
Snowing and icy and white
Cold enough to see the air
I always sit with you
And lay in the frozen grass
I rarely have something
Worthwhile to say
But I know that you’re
listening anyway

Today I talked about
You
And didn’t cry
I missed you
But we laughed
I mourned that
You
Weren’t there
But we laughed
And said your
Name
And my heart opened
I didn’t cry
I missed you
But it was
Different
It wasn’t good, but
Better

She looked at him
And he glowed
He put the sun
Back inside her
And he glowed
She knew his name
And all the while
Loved him still
And he glowed
His name she
Whispered soft
His name she still
Dreams
And he glows

Heart break
And tears
Smiles
And kisses
And I am so very tired
I loved and loved and loved
And got nothing in return
So here I stand now
I am no longer on my knees
I will not worship our love anymore
I tear down my alter to your heart
Let me be done
I am tired of fighting to be loved
Eyes as blue as poison
Lips as soft as a lie
Let me be done