she has visions of the
Jazz Age
so she sits and sips her
chardonnay
and all she wants to do is
dance
but he keeps her sitting
pretty so she
watches
the other couples twirl past

you gave me your
weathered
jacket and slipped a
promise
in the pocket
i wore it for the
night
and returned it with my
heart
whispered in the seams

i don’t understand the
finality
of death
every funeral i’ve ever attended
felt
like watching someone
rest

i.
we were
inseparable
‘til the day your
mother died
ii.
i was too
young
and you were a
thrill
iii.
you got your
friend
and tried to bring
me to my
knees
iv.
like the changes of the
seasons
you never make up your
mind
and come back to
haunt
me from time to time
v.
you wanted
more
than i could
give;
i’m sorry
vi.
like a
beast
you
tainted
me
vii.
my eternal
maybe,
you kept me in a
jar
desperate for your
kiss
viii.
you brought
sunshine
to my clouded
mind
but
whisked
it all away

i knew a boy with bright eyes
in the winter
he smelled like iron
and wore
a leather jacket
he lent me once
.
i knew a boy with bright eyes
in the springtime
he had scars all up his
arms
and an embrace like an
anchor
that kept me gripped to
reality
.
i loved a boy with bright eyes
in the summer
he showed me his
hideaway
and talked of the
future
like i was a part of it
.
i know a boy with dull eyes
who hides in a stranger’s
skin
with lips i never could
kiss
and a cold, stoic
farewell
.
and it’s all my fault

i knew from the day i was
born you had
wished
my blanket was
blue

i once
loved
a tree
with
warped
branches
and
tattered
leaves