Saturday, November 6, 2010

It Was Dark and Windy, Anyway.

Dying to dream.
Dreaming to die.
Maybe
we
should
stay
home
stay
close
and
leave
the
light
on
tonight.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Ponytail

I hugged a tree
and I was 5
and I was 13
I breathed in and I smiled
and it was then
and it is now.
The clouds move so fast sometimes.
Page after page on the calender
flip, flip, flip.
November is a car window and a rusty bike
November is bleachers
and a little hustle-
and a little -bustle
And November is harmony
and mostly air.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Counting Seconds

Coincidence and Irony and Metaphors and Humor
Look Into The Sky And An Old Man's Eyes
the
whole
world
comes
down
to
timing.

Uncelebration

Why can't my music,
drown out the noise inside my head,
tonight?
so i cried for the first time in 18 months and he cried too and then i watched him walk out my front door and down the steps and the driveway and into the street and thats when it was too dark and i turned around and something was really really wrong because the double chocolate mousse cheesecake didn't make me feel better

Saturday, September 25, 2010

9 Lives Minus a Couple

first the football is kicked and the players are picked
next the ice cream melts and the rain pelts
and now a leaf falls.
and just like the colors
we can't stop the changing
and we can't stop the changing from falling
and we can't stop the falling from landing.
and i'm not the cat.
i'm not landing standing.
now apples are dropping,
from the trees,
now my stomach is dropping,
i'm weak in the knees,
and
time
marches
on.
leaves change.
decisions, decisions.
change falls.
decisions, decisions.
falling lands.
Decision.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

This Can't Just Be Another One of Those Lies They Tell Little Kids

"...And they lived happily ever after.
The End."
The End.
The End.
The End.
Doesn't it echo through your head?
When you are dead,
is that when it ends?
No breath, no pulse,
no life?
or does it end,
when you
Close The Book?
But don't you take a second look?
And open it again?
Maybe it never ends.
But then all of the stories-
they would be lies.
But didn't we know that already?

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Song of Seals

It's like...
When you save the perfect day
to wear you're favorite underwear,
and you laid it out on your floor the night before
(even though you never do that)
so getting out of bed
is slightly more bearable,
and you take off your pj's
they are now a lump on the floor,
as always
(I should really try to kick that habit),
Now, you step into the underwear,
*the moment we've all been waiting for*
left leg,
then right,
-this can't be rushed-
and before you continue getting dressed,
you MUST
-stop-
and soak in
how
un-
-be-
-lieve-
-ably
great
(confident!)
this
tiny
piece
of
thinly
striped
material
makesyoufeel.
the pants/shorts/skirt/leggings/(jeggings?)/whatever-else-is-in-style-these-days
must go on next
(unfortunately),
but any time that day
you
gotothebathroom
or
changeintoyoursoccershorts
or
takeashower,
you smile to yourself,
at the little
secret
you are carrying around
your ass is carrying around.
Yes, this is what it's like precisely.
Do you know the feeling?