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Tupelo Sep 2015
Taking off the shroud,
Enough of the bandages,
I'm steady bleeding,
Been that way for awhile,
Running red like a river,
Cold as your winters,
Up there in New England,
Tried to sleep through 12th,
All blue now
Tupelo Sep 2015
This back and forth,
The static on the screen
‘In rainbows’ on repeat,
Hoping this videotape,
Will roll the credits,
Waiting to hear the words
The hero never spoke
No need for a response
Tupelo Sep 2015
Holding steady,
This highway of a love
Cuise controlled hellos
And guard rail goodbyes
Tupelo Sep 2015
What was once house weeds
Flourished into the rose bush
Growing full and wide
Making the most of this bed
Avoiding the closeness
Stems filled with thorns
Dripping that scarlet red
Marked with the hearts
Of all your past lovers
Their names in your roots
How lovely are the petals
This curiosity of touch
What could’ve been
Has never surfaced
when cheese gets gooey
Tupelo Sep 2015
What chained me to this?
When did I lose my freedom?
This stutter in my finger tips,
The shaking of my bones,
Every hour spent wondering,
When you’ll next return to me
Such a bad habit
Tupelo Sep 2015
Timid touch
Silent wantings,
Too afraid to ask,
Too numb to feel,
But the warmest
of all these months,
Were the ones
by your side
Obvious
Tupelo Sep 2015
Your body’s borders,
These walls crumbled,
All this unclaimed land,
Ready for the taking,
Conquer these cliffs
Sail my seas,
This nation of mine,
Brought to it’s knees
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