and she walked in and said
"um staying home these days"

Strong.
Perhaps a knot of muscle or
a face to wear.
Or the bartender's hand slipped.

Fragile.
Maybe a shattered glass orb or
a note about to break.
Or our egos.

Dark.
Like Edgar Allen Poe or
the center of a black hole.
Or 5:00 in winter.

Light.
"Let there be" or
something that perforates the night.
Or just the pillows,
shedding feathers through
tiny linen holes
that float down near the heating vent
then explode upward in the gust.

They walk in the light
Bouncing, skipping, and jumping along
A smile on their faces
A light shining brightly on them
Glowing brightly
Everybody is happy
Everyone
Happy
happy
happy

Everyone isn't happy.
Darkness engulfs
Starvation
******
Plague
****
War
Drugs
Death
Cancer
So many bad things
and here we are
Happy
Full of sunshine
But what about everyone else?

I’ve been in every angle of love.

Love is not good.
It doesn’t matter which viewer you are,
It’s just not good.
I’ve been the one who gives,
I’ve been the one who receives,
I’ve been the the one who gives and receives,
I’ve even been the outsider.
And none of them feel good.

Now I’m with someone that,
For the first time,
Embraces more than I do.
And it’s funny, because I don’t love him.
I like him,
But I don’t love him.
And I don’t know why.

Whenever he searches for my hand to hold,
I smirk,
Or when looks at me, asking for a kiss with his eyes,
I melt.
And when we sleep together
It’s never for ***,
It’ll never be for ***,
We only go to bed when we want to go to sleep.
And when he puts his arms around me,
And lies his head on the back of my neck,
I grab his hand, and fall asleep.
Now I’m a huge snorter,
I snore in my sleep,
Pretty badly by the way.
But I never snorted when I slept with him.
And it’s funny how my soul doesn’t burn when he comes to my mind,
Instead it reboots and buffers around,
searching for something that’s missing.

The love and passion that I have for another man.

I want to please you
In every way I can,
I don't think you know me,
But I think I know you,
And that's okay my dear,
I am always watching,
So I strut,
I cuss,
I swear,
That I can't ever leave you!

Look right into my eyes,
They gaze with torture,
Please don't forget the ****
That makes your heart twitch,
I just can't walk away,
With all of this gay,
So I must,
I dust,
I know,
That I will always be here for you!

Look into the mailbox
Of broken dreams you had,
They seem so chill now,
Don't you wish you conquered them,
Please examine all the letters
Which happen to bear no date,
So I fuss,
I cross,
I die,
In the waking moment, oh,  for you!

For centuries to pass
I deliver your weakness now
Burn in this festered hall
Of endless aspirations,
Grab your chest tightly,
Prepare for your death,
So I cut,
I stab,
I pull,
All of the love I have for you!

That is my death now,
Ethereal beauty,
You don't have to apologize,
You've already burnt him,
You can't release me,
I am more than weak, Beth
So I flaunt,
I touch,
I take,
All that I can from you!

I want to leave you
In every way I can,
Oh now you know me,
Oh how I know you,
And that's okay my dear,
I never watch now,
So I ****,
The trigger,
I end,
the bullet pierces my brain for you!