lathe and plaster walls
divide a derelict

rooms part at doors,
holes
kicked through
and, unglazed frames.
light lingers on fragments
of lyric and latex.

rats scramble away
from nests;
domesticity.
after
bank's dead hand
slapped us
outta the place.

careless rain
wipes away
dust

absent hands
leave garden
wild

poison air
deprives
life
youngest first

no washing that

Pink hyacinth girl
Throwing flowers in the air
A garden dreamer

inside the heart's cell
forged fire of forgiveness
melts ice into tears

I looked for you
I found pieces of me
I picked them up on the way.

Still not whole,
but still not fully broken.

We can’t live forever

This vessel wasn’t built to last for eternity

Life goes on

And I’ll see you in another life

I never understood your pain
You'd lift me into your deep sea
Emotions in a dark blue tomb
I couldn't find the light.

I may be your captive
But I'm not a toy
I'm not a rubber ball
That will bounce back
To your love
When you need it

Never knew
what I said
meant
The world
to you
Even when I'm breathless,
You breathe me back to life.