sharp green spikes stick up
telling us to be patient
spring is coming soon

"







"

Some kind of monster
With a beautiful soul

The only light he sees
Harbor shadows of pitchforks
And unruly mobs chanting

"Leave
Now,
We Don't Want Your Love"

And his days spent in solitude
Without a home
A place he can be
A place to belong

Some kind of monster
With a loving heart

But the appearance of a beast
Fanged and horned and rotten
With heavy breathing and gnarled fingers

"Leave
Now,
We don't want your love"

Some kind of monster
That's beautiful yet terrifying and ugly
And unable to control

Some kind of monster
With a beautiful soul

Who couldn't tell you
The last time
He smiled

I was seven
Sitting in a sandbox
Playing with words

And a kid would scream
"Tag, you're it"
And I would bleed
Because I was

I was drunk
Delivering my daily diatribe
About symbolism, and feeling, and energy, and

Love

And the cop would pull me over
Because I was driving in two lanes
Talking to a ghost
Who couldn't understand

I told him
"I've been waiting for you,
And I didn't even know it"

Mr authority who I deplore
Was inspired by the poet
He let me go
Just like I did before


And later I thought
How senseless it really was
To be sensible

Its only oceans between us
Oceans filled with islands
And brilliantly colored coral reefs
I see the importance of a star fish
I know what it means to me
There are too many fish in the sea
But I'm not afraid of sharks

Its only distance between us
Distance and time
And a feeling that is strong enough
To overcome all the obstacles
I know what it means to me
Is what it means to you
And I'm not afraid of being wrong

So I hold on
While your plane is in the sky
I hold on
As your train is leaving the station
I hold on
As your boat enters the bay
I hold on
I wait for you

The shadows held me under the moon
And I danced with darkness last night
In my bare feet out in the cold
I finally stopped searching for the light
Darkness cradled me tenderly
At last, I conceded
I always thought it was the light
I had so desperately needed
We danced wildly under the stars
Darkness and I
For the first time in my life
I had no need to ask why
I knew I belonged
In the nights cool embrace
The dew and the fog
Softly kissed my face
The shadows and stars
Watched with great pride
As I finally gave in
And became the nights bride