she was ignited;
ready for a break in the glass
a flourish in the grass
& a fire that
lasts

what truly is a
revolution
when it all comes
full circle in
the end?

she sat and thought
of change as
seasons -- the way
fields are burned to
allow for new
growth --
as she picked the
dead leaves
from her rose-colored
hair
& wondered why the
life she had never
felt like it was
there


so she lit a match and
kissed the flame;

she left her wishes to
the air

gonna be a long night.
I'm going to enjoy it, too.
I want the sweet to soar above the bitter.
I want to spread love
& leave the lingering taste of it
on everyone's breath

another chapter ends
tonight
& it's my choice not
to end it in minor
key


ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｈｏｎｅｙ， ｙｏｕ
ｍｅａｎｔ　ａ　ｌｏｔ
ｔｏ　ｍｅ


& I love that you always
seem to go right where you
need to be

so go
& I'll hold onto
what lingers
when you leave

but you can still remember me
in lo-fi beats
& pale blue dreams.

I wish it were as simple
as butterflies--
to create your own
cocoon; turn to
jelly while dreaming
& awake anew
brighter and more powerful
than before

but here I am


same as it ever was

there are two
condemned bridges
that somehow still
exist
way out in the
Kansas sticks

I've slept on
one
& died on the
other
the first holds
my roots
& the second
my lover

on a dare I was told
to jump
but I clung to
the iron rim
when he was dared
to jump, he did;

but he couldn't swim


now my urge
to dive
only clings to me
on whims

until phantom limbs
clutch my collar
& tell me no
again

& again


& again.

there exists in me
these reveries
that flutter ‘round
my bones
like the last time
you were in
my bed
& the first time we
were alone

your voice is
ripe
& it murmurs deep your
solemn sultry song;
it’s one I long to keep
before forever
turns too
long

I see your face
within his
smile
& your will within
his wit
he inherited your
heart of
gold
& being
a little ****

you find me in
your sunsets
in wisps of incense
smoke
you found me screaming
on the floor
the day I heard
you broke



I’ll love you in
your fire breaths
in creepy YouTube
videos
I’ll hold you deep
inside my chest
each Rick & Morty
episode

Davy will love
you in Pokemon
niche
& the Pikachu hat
that was saved
but the greatest thing
he’ll ever own
was the love for him
you gave

she lured him into
longing
she had him paint
her feet
it was all a ruse
she crafted to ensure
her ends would
meet

but this male-form
Cinderella -- built strong
& Southern sweet
held her slippers as
she stumbled drunk into
the street

he held her close those
****** nights
when she'd lost all
her teeth
he picked up all her
broken parts
& turned them into
wreaths

"we each have our
own path,"
he said on acid
at the lake
so she dug a trail
in the sand
& lent her hand for him
to take

oh, what passion
left within their
wake
enough for the gods
to tremble and
shake
as they sigh and
they moan
& they bend and
they break
may the earth dance
in tremors
from the love that
they make


& the seasoned girl
smiles
with her shiny new
grin
at the boy who had
lured her
into loving once
again

she fell too
fondly into fortune's
sweet dreaming
& sequestered us
to the cold

that toybox heart
birthed and bred from
clay
was left out far
too long to
mold

& the flies began to
take hold


there exists a
stark contrast between
what is deemed
brave
& what's bold

they say she'll fight
fate just not to
fold

you'd never believe it,
baby but those
tears?



they're solid
gold.