There's a ripple in the stratosphere
of undemanding attention

Creaking slowly across the floorboards
of consciousness and breaking down
wooden doors of inhibition.

Never has the lonely animal
sat so silently, secretly shushing
servant saints.

Window pains of repression
allow silent searches of what life looks like outside
but the windows remain unbroken.

How could a man treat a woman so terrible?
And make it to where she thinks her life is unbearable?

You must be the perfect liar.
You tell her that you love her.
You tell her that you'll always be there.
You tell her that you need her.
You tell her that you'll always care.

And then you turn around.
And do a 360 flip.
You play on her heart a very ***** trick.
You find another woman.
And make her your own.
You ****** her to please you.
It's clear you aren't full grown.

You are no man at all.
Only a child would do such damage.
You ruin her world.
You ruin her life.
Once a perfect girl,
Now living with strife.

How could you do that?
For she is the truest woman.
Beautiful, smart, creative, deep.
She is a gem.
How could you do that?
Oh yes, you are no man.

The eyes of the person is so deep
The time is fast approaching
You don't know who will you save or who can save you
People searching to find the right one but none has come undone
Somewhere,somehow
Someone would just take a risk
Of a person's live
A different variety of people
You just meet half on your way
But you will never know
Who will be the last standing person

That

Will

Caught

You

Instantly

Constantly

And

Inev­itably*




The
Exception 

I could have loved you like
a meadow
(forgiving and resilient,
fluttering with your every
word)
but you only wanted a small
amount of solice from
the wreck in your body and
your heart couldn't be
big enough
(couldn't be
soft enough)
for everything I was
willing to hand over to
it.
I don't think I'll ever stop
trying to give every piece
of me to people who
aren't ready to take it but if I have
to continue I would prefer to give
all of it to you. I'm so
scared
to
settle
but, god, if I'm
going to settle anywhere
I would want it to be
wherever you are.

please
i need to not look at you right now
was it only last night that we were entwined as you tucked me in?
and even now, our hands are laced to the point of oneness and yet
with every turn of these wheels
you get closer
to being farther away
so please
do not look at me.

when you leave my side,
please make me hate you.
i do not want to remember how happy you make me
i do not want to remember the laughter of today
i do not want to feel every kiss you have so sweetly delivered
i do not want to plan out the family promised for years ahead
i cannot take your warmth
or another smile
a smile that is a lily blooming
i cannot take it

so please
i need to not look at you right now.

but every time,
like there's some planetary pull
the promise of love and fresh glances pulls me back to you
and when i look, for a split second,
we are both happy
blue and brown floating together
perfect and warm
and then
it shatters
and then
we remember
it will not be again in summer,
nor likely in the dance of fall
that we shall meet again.

please
do not look at me
do not make me look at you
i do not want you to see my tears
i do not want to wound you with them