I should have calledbefore I showed up,but I expected your jealousyto blink at me like bloodshot eyes,and to slam me into your wall of insecurity,but I crawled… Read more “Happy Missing You”
Category: politics
Love’s Not Cheap
I’m brave only in my head.She loves me only in my bed.I struggle to go through the motions.The pressure to fall in love is like a line… Read more “Love’s Not Cheap”
Happiness isn’t a Crime
I leaned against the wall,holding a glass of wine.A thunderstorm rages outdoors,shuttering windowsand wishing for a glass of dirty water.The murky shadows cloud my judgmentwith a dream… Read more “Happiness isn’t a Crime”
Check Engine Light
I killed the headlights in my mind,ran through every red light,following the curve to a decisionI had to make between thick fogand condensation,blurring checkmarks,and thoughts on changing… Read more “Check Engine Light”
Thinking of Not Having You
Wrists that bleed with imagesthat align puzzle piecesembedded with shards of broken dreams.What’s come to be in the light refusesto reflect what your eyes filter through a… Read more “Thinking of Not Having You”
Drink Memories of Me
I didn’t expect perfection, not from you.It’s a strawman you fight in the space between loveand the lies that you believe at the bottom of an empty… Read more “Drink Memories of Me”
There To Break Your Fall
I’m sure you want to go where the brisk wind blows.Take your magic carpet back eastand float into a memory you miss of me.While you’re staring at… Read more “There To Break Your Fall”
Fall in Love
I’d bet money that you fell from heaven.I’d bet my left arm that you fell from a tree.But I’d give everything if you fell in love with… Read more “Fall in Love”
Speaking of Lies
I caught word of disturbing whisperswalking through a ghost town.Their wandering eyes itched their tongues.The devil speaks behind my back,stabbing the plans we madewith murderous intentionsunder cover… Read more “Speaking of Lies”
Wine Tasting Lust
We sipped spiked wine on Bella’s cold basement floor, even though our high school age kept us from purchasing the coolers. Bella broke the seller’s lock with… Read more “Wine Tasting Lust”