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Kelly Roland Apr 2013
up so high in a nest
the birdy sings of heading west
doesn't want this life that's been made
laid out so plain
saddled with the guilt and pain
of disappointing the ones who got him there
but looking down the view isn't so scary
and the risk outweighs the wary
of staying
betraying
his dreams
one last night he lets his mother tuck him in to sleep
yet when the moon creeps
across the world
birdy spreads his eager feathers
without a word
and was never heard
from again
Kelly Roland Apr 2013
hot wax settles
on soft cool hands
we shield ourselves from the wind
with rifts of incense as our armor
leaves us feeling warmer
but that trickle ran to your sleeve
you broke the moment
say you've only had that jacket for a week
you return from your cursing
with hopes of reprieve
silences uncomfortable
he could be there
or not
either way its fine
knows that he enjoys something about me
but doesnt seem to mind
doesnt really care
about it
or anything at all
which is fine
for late nights by the light house
or the living room floor
say we explore
but i wouldnt call it that
its nothing like
staring at the stars
on an abandoned trampoline
wondering who we are
who we cold be
you tell me things about me
im too afraid to see
biking at 5 a.m
skim right by that bus
staring in your eyes
and not being sure of
the feeling i get
so its dismissed
like the bell at 2:30
i see you everytime
locker next to mine
you reach and I decline
but maybe not this time
said id give it a chance
but i ran away
before we could dance
under those tell-tale stars
Kelly Roland Apr 2013
Wet rain kisses
Hot ground
Breaking the silence
Steam rises
Evaporating the tension
I look into your eyes
Deep brown
My palm urges
To stroke your cheek
Curl your hair
Round my fingers
The tension between us could be broken
Should be broken
Waiting on the skies above
To open up
And let the steam
Sink into my pores
Open my eyes
To yours
Please don't give up
Kelly Roland Apr 2013
the smoke rose in the air
job is done
   new day had begun
she left him in the sand
soft hands
no shame
his blood traces her chest
time for a new name
new game
  covering her steps
she heads out west
Kelly Roland Apr 2013
it happens everyday
same time same place
down goes the work bag
out comes the brown bag
dishes pile high
like the cheap wine in your glass
leaves no stain
but the scent i can smell
as soon as i step foot in our front door
whether your home or not
so deeply pervading
my mind
no say in the invasion
im out of the equation
im just a "child"
but tell me mommy
does a child
feel theie soul crumple
feel their heart stumble
over the image in their heart
and the image in their eyes?
does a child
have to wear their headphones in their own home
to blur out the slams you make
the hits your take
against my barriers
ive built so strong
i can pretend nothings wrong
that i always move on
but i cant pretend
not to hate the sound
of liquids pouring
or slamming doors
cracking your neck
pulling your hair
someone get me out of here
the hold you have on me I cannot tear
away from
mom
please
stop
Kelly Roland Apr 2013
a kiss planted on my collar bones
                    roots spread far
and out they come
    tip of my tongue
Kelly Roland Mar 2013
set to music
yellowed images
fray the screen as the static
fills the gap of 40 years
everything is so different
hair and clothes
people that you used to know
people come and go
"remember him?"
"they got divorced"
its funny how time can force
such distances
and loss of self
we grow so far from simple joys
those kids arent you
or atleast they "were"
that beauty gets lost
in the belly of the world
it swallowed you up
traded your magic for myth
your innocence for "truth"
your imagination for structure
when you think back
do you remember the feelings?
do you miss them
could you fathom
maybe even having them
now?
but you talk about prices
not considering how life is
so different now
from the hood of your heavy eyes
ridden with disappointment and the lies
of the world you traded the wonder for
seemed to think there was something more
wrong
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