Poems that have
been written by me
very few people enjoy

poems that i read
aloud
seem to do well

the inflection of
voice
the mannerisms
body movement
****** expression

a cold page
never could breathe
life
into a poem
with the same
lust
beauty
hatred
pain
or
love
that the spoken word
is able to create
simply
by appearing
with a piece of writing

using the entire body
you are
born with
inspires
thousands of
perceptions
based on a few
*******
words

watch the eyes
the feet
the hands
brows
sweat

Hear the voice
how the love and
hate rise and
fall
in a single word

dream of your past
lie to your future

read aloud
or *******
with that written word
clutched inside
your palms
all the cold page needed
to find warmth
has always been
YOU
Still
it needs
more.
ALL OF YOU

does it take
more than  
tears and microphones
scare me
the eyeballs
the breath


my mirror
scares me more
i think my dog
needs to ****

i need a drink