people come and go
leave a mark
on my fragile heart
a meaningful stamp

brief interactions
I'll remember for a while
returning a small smile
being in my life

curious, humans
change all the time
leaving isn't a crime
I understand that

I have pictures hanging on my wall
inside the thin black frames
are portraits of flowers
to which I don’t know the names

some may call them boring
maybe even too plain
but to me they are perfect
they make me feel more sane

the light blue flowers
on the stark white canvas
lighten the room
and suppress my madness

as I memorize them
every night before bed
I’m overwhelmed by their beauty
and it begins to clear my head

when I close my eyes
I can see those flowers
as I remember every detail
I stay calm for hours

you always were my muse
for good times
and for bad times
I always had you

I wrote poems filled with anger
others filled with lust
some with loving phrases
some with hateful verses

you were always my muse
when I was struggling
I had you to write about
everyday there was something new

maybe that was part
of our day to day battle
fighting for something
while fighting over nothing

fighting to feel anything
fighting about dumb things
up and down
back and forth

you always were my muse
and this poem proves
that without my consent
I guess you still are

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong
I read this poem to my mom
and you know how she chose to respond?
with a soft grunt that was truly withdrawn

she doesn’t seem to have a care
for what I might choose to share
I used to leave my soul out bare
but now I voice my thoughts elsewhere

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My mind is droning endlessly
Of words beyond simplicity
Breaking through the earth a tree
Of beautiful leafless poetry

If…

If my love - was a butterfly
     That fluttered about
Would you capture it?
Carefully

If my kiss - was like a flower
     Of soft petals around your mouth
Would you take the time
To see them with your eyes open?

If my hugs were a rainy day
     That came down steadily from the sky
Would you run outside -
And smile up into my drops of affection?

If i took you down
     To the deepest feeling
Or stole you away
     To see the galaxies
If i showed you more
     Than you could imagine
Or turned you upside down
     Or inside out

If my love was everything or anything else…
     Would you hold my hand?

There is nothing easier
than to complicate everything!