There in the dawn
Was a breath of wind
That fanned across my heart.
And I ached then -as I do now-
To know those words again.
So they could see my ocean of water nymphs
And my sky of flitting fairies.
So they could see the world
I imagine.

You left a seed in your wake
When you pitter-pattered through my heart
And so it writhes and squirms inside me
As it’s born from in its shell
And it pounds against my ribs, painful,
Like a smile

I've climbed these hills
With sorrow in my heart
But -oh! What wild thrills
That soon I reach the top
Still there lie another after
And never will it stop
How agony is bliss
When with you
Our love a simple kiss

Faucet spit out your water
Cry out the cold
Now make it hotter

Make sure the flow
Is steady
But I don't want it slow

Make sure it comes out crisp and clear
Make it soft and known but still queer

I want it to be heard
But don't shout it
That takes from the beauty of words

Words are naught but ashes on our tongues
Blown behind us
From icy wind once buried in the lung

Fallen on the ground like snow
Footprints left untraceable
Children lost, no where to go

And I hope for them to reignite
A fire that we've long since put out
I hope the children choose to write

Are dismal days headed our way?
Or could the blue
Carnival part the grey?

Fluttering red ribbons of the red carnival.
Warm blood
That welcomed in
The oncoming flood.

Spinning whites
The back of your eyes
The toothless grin of a cackling clown
A white carnival of white lies

I've seen it all a million times
I don't have the right to say it
But I'll hide it in the rhymes

You've broken up your heart
And tried to smash mine too
You don't want me hurt, but you don't want to be set apart,
The only one with a clue

You've given me
A faulty piece
The one you don't want, and never really see
The one that says we'll all just cease
To be