Cold coffee sits in her cup as she watches the door eagerly.
The waitress behind the counter turns her back, and spits into a cappuccino.
Cold coffee remains on the table.
*****
She looks down at her white ceramic mug.
Deep breath. Take a sip.
*Life's a *****

A terrible ache grows firm in my side,
creating a home within my desires.
When? Just tell me when.

Wait

Four seasons blending into one another,
prolonging answers.
Hunger for clouds that have never poured rain.
Slowly driving yourself insane.
Now?

Wait

But how?
Slow my heart, and calm my mind,
and try to leave no moment behind.

Simply wait

A slow crawl on hands and knees,
26.2 miles with no break, no wheels,
Searching for a quick escape.

*Wait

Somewhere across the vast field she found her soul,
hidden among the weeds, forgotten amongst the soil;

it glowed anyway.

As if a year was just a moment, and winter never yielded snow.
and in her solace she did know, it would always be this way.  

she would glow anyway.

Glossy paper like glossy lips,
Words are written into existence.
Can't take them back, can't keep them in,
and though they hurt,
they fill the void.

The space in the air we can't avoid.
We **** them in and can't begin,
to ever let them out again.

reverberated eloquence

like a floor length gown

unrequited love

like an echoing sound

unwashed feelings

like a root within the ground

unpleasant after taste

that you can't wash *down

Careless caring
just cross each other out.
Forced feelings
just dirt among a drought.

A U T H E N T I C I T Y

that's      what      counts

Blushing water stirs,
underneath the willow,
floating, floating
flying.

gone.