#stereo
you’re the ghost
of the younger you
as you float
down the stairway
catch your eye
you crack a smile
we sit and pine
for a while
down the drain
pour the coffee that
we didn’t drink
too cold
hear the girl
in the stereo
singing tunes
from long ago
don’t lie to me my friend
are we really at the end?
should’ve dressed for the event
but i know we’ll meet again
i’ll wear something black and red
you’ll apply my favorite scent
and if still we both forget
then i’ve loved you ’til the end
i’m the wraith
of the younger me
as i joke
to see you laughing
hear the boy
on the radio
as your gaze
meets the door
don’t lie to me my friend
are the waves upon the sand?
they may rip you from my hand
but i know we’ll meet again
and i’ll wear my darkest cape
you’ll put on your finest lace
and if still we should forget
then i’ve loved you ’til the end
Feb 28, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM UTC
A cup of such and such.
Mental explode.
Through candle light sufferance.
A tremolo remembrance.
Gentle across the face.
Drowsy.
A sigh.
Though in hue so perfect.
Garrett Johnson.
Nov 9, 2020
Nov 9, 2020 at 2:13 PM UTC
my love for you will never die
like the everlasting beat of the stereo.
Apr 1, 2019
Apr 1, 2019 at 8:37 AM UTC
I'm dreadfully afraid of silence,
so I play the music loud in my stereo--
falling asleep with the ringing in my ears,
like the distant echo of heaven.
Jun 2, 2016
Jun 2, 2016 at 12:20 AM UTC
midnight fireflies;
kisses gone up in smoke
the day she turned lesbian for her best friend,
and the first time he cut himself
the kids will raise their bottles,
and their parents will raise their fists
they will turn the dial on the stereo
until their eardrums burst,
or their fingertips break
Aug 30, 2015
Aug 30, 2015 at 6:34 PM UTC