"I stood in the doorway
half into the room waiting there
for something more than
what I've known before
She said that the girl you came to see
is now the girl I used to be
She doesn't live here any more
so won't you close the door"

Strangers...definitely
and your fingers play my rhythm still

sweet angel
oh how you've grown
the stars in your eyes remind me
that beauty still lives in this world

blooming
two plants
completely separate origins
10 blossoms
capture the eastern warmth
one plant a directed gift
symbolic of death
the other a random discount store deal
they are nurtured
with my sorrow and love
and give back to me
life and time
stolen

I can feel each and every blade you inserted

sharp
honed
serrated
surgical precision
sloppy
desperate
careless