She rises and falls with the rain
As clouds part, her neon glows red hot
Made more brilliant by endless falling fractals;
Magnified by millions.

Gracefully she dances off stage, obscured.
I adjust my position to catch a glimpse
All but a quiet hum is heard as
She pirouettes into view
A new shade of flush pink.

Made darker by fallen tears shed,
She is remembered best in this present moment.
Silk sheets glisten as wine bottles clatter
Rocked by the duet of the headboard and wall.

I gasp as the tings and dings of the music box below her feet slow to a crawl.

The notes resolve as
her figure glides gently to a rest.
She is unwound.

Laid off, laid on; spot the difference?
Don’t take it personally, it’s just business.
Busy-ness. Keep your hands on the table.

Am I looking for a job or am I looking for myself?
Because this job board is just a mirror of the spaghetti mess that I am.
Parmesan does sound good, though.

Is it getting hot in here?
Turn on the AC and close the window - my money’s flying away.
At least one of us is free.

the music is too loud
the voices are too loud
just turn it all down
turn it all down

maybe someday I'll give you everything inside of me.
maybe someday we'll hold each other and this time  -  not let go.
you inhale the gold dust kept in an urn as you open it to scatter the ashes.
like secret stars that aren't allowed to shine.
the light has gone out of my life. X

come to you, ever hopeful me
angel's deathbed, my smallest fear
I felt alone even though I was accompanied by the seatbelt warning alarm

We're just two skeletons that never touch.

I'm just a cigarette smoking meat eater with hot feet.

You're just as scared as me with a worse temper.

I admire the quality of the fabric you choose to drape across your skin.