I was told of shadows
perpendicular to the soft nature of the grassy plains.

Growing night - wild and irregular
I saw habits worth mentioning.

Tall trees sit in a upright position.
A great drawback:

He bounded toward the cliff.
The water is very muddy.

I don't know if you're alive or dead.
Can you on earth be sought,
Or only when the sunsets fade
Be mourned serenely in my thought?

All is for you: the daily prayer,
The sleepless heat at night,
And of my verses, the white
Flock, and of my eyes, the blue fire.

No-one was more cherished, no-one tortured
Me more, not
Even the one who betrayed me to torture,
Not even the one who caressed me and forgot.

I see you there
across the hall,
I wonder when
you'll see it all.

I see here there
right next to you,
why can't she see
my point of view.

But you don't care
and I wonder why,
I care for you
so much I'd die.

I'll show you all
the pain I feel,
I'll show you how
it's all not real.

But I can't live
when you're not here,
you chase away
all I fear.

I leave the hall
as I start to cry,
and I wonder if
I should just die.

I saw you there
across the hall,
and here I am
about to fall.

Your favourite sweater
To wear on winter nights

Passionate kisses
That leaves a kiss mark
On my cheek

When blood rushes
Through your cheeks
Whenever you're embarrassed
Or outside
On a cold winter morning

Your rain boots
Against the pavement
On a rainy day

My heart that bleeds
Only for you

The colour of passion
And my love for you

In five minutes,

I’ll hang up and try again later.

But not before thinking too hard about

what I’m going to wear,

or how I’m going to eat,

or when I’m leaving.

You’re not making sense, I can tell

because,

at least you said, once,

“I’ve felt this way before.”

But you move across the floor

and into empty spaces,

admiring details,

and noting everything but what’s really there,

and has been,

for the entire time.

I think you think too much.

I met a genius on the train
today
about 6 years old,
he sat beside me
and as the train
ran down along the coast
we came to the ocean
and then he looked at me
and said,
it's not pretty.

it was the first time I'd
realized
that.