we're back to walks during the noon hour
hands linked
you make sure to be one step ahead
we're in a cafe
pizza slices between the two of us
your cutting my slice in tiny pieces
we're in the car driving fast
going up a hill
you and I anticipate for the depart down
we're together
always
in my memories
I just wish we're together in soul

Cigarettes threaten your lungs, but your love threatens my heart.

her gaze was that of a baby deer
and all around, hunters
rifles pointed straight at her
ready to blow

flee
that's all she had to do

and
in those moments
her legs forgot how to move
each step the hunter took closer
pounded

but she didn't get shot
mother was always there to scream
make sure she got out safe

its only when the leaves crunch beneath her feet
the sun settled ahead
she wondered

one day shes gonna run out of time

and her shortcomings will be the laugh of the game

I met a guy
he was tough
muscles huge
eyes a jade green
all my knowledge
told me not to talk to him
he'll mess with your mind
but I did
and now here we are
lying under the stars
everything far from our reach
except our hands
linked together
we're happy

i said goodbye
underneath the barren tree
tears flowing down my cheeks
i couldn't fathom- why
gone to early
her soul flying high
i hope at least she was happy

i found her in the stacks
piled beside her a mountain of books
brows furrowed
eyes burning holes in the pages
beneath her clenched hold

i met her in the queue
down cast
sullen
as if each second passing by
deemed to be her last

i dreamed of her
driving a stick shift car
her hair flowing
laughter all around her

as young as could be
i watched my parents
each step they took
glee all around them
i waited for
what was made for me
right from the beginning

Their trying to find the cause of the darkness

they start
locked inside
tangled veins
worthy of a lot of time

this route
covered,
waiting for construction
that doesn't seem to ever come

soon
they'll give up
pack their tools
find something new

and so
with conversations sparse
lack of gentle pleasant warmth
the last push
they'll find something sparkly and bright

then realize
in the end
the entry to the darkness
simply started in my *mind

they told her all along she was safe
soft touches to her back
as everything spun they held her secure
when the laughter bubbled out of her reach
they smiled, eyes set on her

now her back lies on cold concrete
everything still spinning
her voice could break thru the walls, call them in
but something whispered to her
told her she always be void

and she thinks
she doesn't feel safe
maybe she really never was

they cant see her thoughts, hear her confusion
and she can't  (theirs)
shes like a leaf, not ready to fall
isolated from the rest
and she doesn't want this

no, she wants
her thoughts and theirs to be free
words
simple and clear
something to know she's not *alone