I rode out the storm
the sun shines brightly today
I can almost reach the rainbow
not so far away

And at that moment, I realized that there was never anything there. Nothing between us, at all. The thought of that makes me break.

Why love you, of myself I often ask. 
Is it thy scent, or heartwarming whispers? 
Or thy smile, in whose beams I often bask? 
Oh why, I find thee as my universe? 

Could it be your eyes, so filled with your love, 
So beautiful, like opals in the sun. 
Thy sweet laugh perhaps, warm snug like a glove. 
Maybe your walk, robust and built to stun. 

Yet, these things, they are merely physical.
I cherish your undying loyalty. 
Never have I found one so loveable, 
Your straight faithfulness fills my heart with glee. 

As long as your love is only for me, 
My love is pure and solely for thee.

i can feel you, you know,
lodged in there.
your weight is throwing me off balance,
is there nowhere else you can be?
my shadow is
heavy
with you.
look how it's hunching its shoulders.

maybe I could smoke you out
as I walk
through the park, cigarette in hand.
leave you caught in the branches
waiting in the dew for
some other poor soul,
some other poor fool

i could lock you out, shove you back to
where it's black and
dead.
cut off save the window
i leave open
in case
you get cold at
night

what do you think?

careful now,
you always were vicious.
your bite amatory
careful now, not so deep
if it runs too quick
i can't get it all down

my hands are shaking
so i've smudged it
here and there
but look how the words shine red.