You think I'll keep you
because you're so fine
but there's nothing finer
than just me and mine

Think of all
that must yet be done
to destroy the Beast
The thousand points of light
that must yet be extinguished
Time is not on our side

Let's spread my wool blanket out on the local hill.
We'll lie there, intertwined, and watch
as the noisy sun melts colorfully into the horizon,
slowly yielding to the advancing shadow of night
and the quiet glow of the moon and stars,
the same way I melt beneath your soft kisses
and wandering hands,
and yield to the warmth between your thighs.

There's so much I could say to you,
if only my mouth and my lungs
would work against my brain.
You'd know everything
I've ever been sorry for.
Everything I've ever been wrong for.
I'm talking about you.
I'll always be here
to tell you how it's such a shame
that you are who you are
and that I'll always love who you'll never be.

You say you love Christ
you look the part
but if I were Him babe
I'd rather fill the grave
than your heart

If you're honest
you'll admit
you already have
everything you really need
and you've had it for a long while
Everything else
is just **** you desire
out of vanity
**** you've convinced yourself
to need
You know it
we all do
yet for some strange reason
we just can't get comfortable with the idea
that we can be happy
with so little

My heart is my inkwell.
My pen spreads blood across ivory pages.
It leaves the deepest stain,
so the words will last for ages.

I stare out the front window
The sun sinks in orange at the end of West Perry
I can feel the nervous hum of your existence
across the few miles of highway between us
I feel you wondering
feel you planning yet another too busy week as you eat dinner
feel you planning to take a long run around town later tonight
You need to improve your pace
and clear your mind
You're unsure of me
and the dark place behind my eyes
that deep blue-gray sea
but you're curious
you want to hold me in your hands
and figure it all out
You want my thoughts
You want my very essence
to shape it like clay
then toss it aside
and move on to the next one
you have in mind
but you'll never catch it
No matter how fast your feet
and those lovely thighs
carry you towards it
runner girl
you'll never catch it

Let's crawl into bed together
and stay there 'til the world gets better.
If it all just stays the same, then
we can make love in the flames.

(Don't worry,
you've almost got this
all figured out.)

God, please give me
enough time.

Wishing I could
set off in flight
into the sky.
Become a streak of light,
travel so far,
and marry the stars.
Leave all the troubles I find
on this earth behind.

Today a girl told me
she had a dream about marrying me
I told her
there are two dreams there
not one

Don't worry, I'll be fine.
I can bury this and move on
just like I do with everything else.
I'll just have to dig
a bigger hole this time.

There's a messy pink and orange glow outside
as the sun fades
I'm faded inside
A mess of smoke
whiskey
and ennui

How long does this last

She said "I need a good man
but I can't find one anywhere"
I'd tell her where they hide
if I thought I'd see her there

They believe their provocations
will carry no consequences
But we are watching from the shadows
anxious and hungry

A good bottle
of red wine
gets me
every time

Never could figure out
just what it takes,
and my heart,
it just aches and aches.

I just want to know
what's inside of your head.
I just want your home
to be here in my bed.

No matter how small
you find yourself feeling
you'll always be something big to me

Darling tell me more about
how you feel so safe and free
to just be you around me

I don't go out of the house much anymore
If I do it's for work or food
or a walk with the dog
maybe through the woods
Just not for people
I've grown tired
of looking into their eyes
of seeing how they look at you
sizing you up
deciding what little box
to stuff you into
before moving on by
The eyes can tell you
in the space of a second or two
if a person's heart's in the right place
if they want something good for the world
or just for themselves
So I don't go out much anymore
I've learned that most others
just can't see past their own worlds

It wasn't a real kiss
It was a test of your character
Go home to your man

Newlyweds honeymooning
on dreamy secluded islands
in lush tropical climes
a manifestation
of an unconscious desire
to return to their pre-fall Edenic state
to be Adam and Eve
joyfully frolicking ****
in a warm, wet,
earthy, green paradise
for all time