A river beneath these bare feet
A coarse surface among the webbed feet of screaming beaks
There is nothing left behind the wings of a broken bird
A theatrical verse is being sung with orange lungs
A splattered oil of apricot tears
There is a gym full of high school hearts waiting for you
A pair of father hands are burning on the stove
A yawning daughter so tired of being 7 at 17
There are no pictures of you, Douglas
A bed with dirty sheets is only slept in so much
A room you never saw is where I sleep every night
There can't be any more of me left for any one
March 25, 2011
March 16, 2011
Heels
Her heels are black and charred
Not because of the lawns lack of moisture
It is softer than the bed floral jumper she sports
Crumbling into little pieces, the tips of her toes are falling off
The way a burnt log turns into a pile of small, dark clusters
Sitting at the bottom of the fire place
It is only used at christmas time
Stomping into the snow with blackened heels
Dripping sweat, she is so warm
Not because of the lawns lack of moisture
It is softer than the bed floral jumper she sports
Crumbling into little pieces, the tips of her toes are falling off
The way a burnt log turns into a pile of small, dark clusters
Sitting at the bottom of the fire place
It is only used at christmas time
Stomping into the snow with blackened heels
Dripping sweat, she is so warm
March 15, 2011
Wander
There is a blister on my thumb
It is from God
He gave it to me
After I hitch hiked all night
I just wanted to get out
I like to wander, God
I'm sorry for that
It is from God
He gave it to me
After I hitch hiked all night
I just wanted to get out
I like to wander, God
I'm sorry for that
March 7, 2011
Concentrate
I cannot concentrate with your eyes on my skin
I can show you anything you want to see
Tell me what it is you want
Just for a passing of time, I walk to the spot where you kissed me first
An overlook of the river which is now flooded from the storm
Somehow collapsing into the dirt, every root is trying to prove that it is connected to tree above
I've been keeping tabs on the footprints over this walkway
Pressed into the misted wooden bridge with the imprints of your shoes, they look how I feel
Forced pressure by the pale soles of your feet
I picture you and I being more then we now are
You don't need to be sorry
It was I that tore this tree down
You had planted its seeds
Nurtured its roots
I climbed its branches, and you joined me for a long while
Until I broke it down
Torn every limb to the ground
Hoping you would chase me with a closed fist full of new seeds
A newer tree to plant for our years to come
You only fell, though
Beneath this bridge
Under the stump
Next to the roots
Trying to prove you're connected to the tree
I can feel your eyes on my skin
Peering upward from the ground
I told you I could show you anything
What is it you want to see ?
I'm trying to concentrate
Trying to remember what it felt like when you kissed me first.
I can show you anything you want to see
Tell me what it is you want
Just for a passing of time, I walk to the spot where you kissed me first
An overlook of the river which is now flooded from the storm
Somehow collapsing into the dirt, every root is trying to prove that it is connected to tree above
I've been keeping tabs on the footprints over this walkway
Pressed into the misted wooden bridge with the imprints of your shoes, they look how I feel
Forced pressure by the pale soles of your feet
I picture you and I being more then we now are
You don't need to be sorry
It was I that tore this tree down
You had planted its seeds
Nurtured its roots
I climbed its branches, and you joined me for a long while
Until I broke it down
Torn every limb to the ground
Hoping you would chase me with a closed fist full of new seeds
A newer tree to plant for our years to come
You only fell, though
Beneath this bridge
Under the stump
Next to the roots
Trying to prove you're connected to the tree
I can feel your eyes on my skin
Peering upward from the ground
I told you I could show you anything
What is it you want to see ?
I'm trying to concentrate
Trying to remember what it felt like when you kissed me first.
March 4, 2011
Final
The final stretch has reached us
Today we will find everything
All that has been hidden from you and I
Will rise from the coffee colored streets
They will knock on our doors and ask for forgiveness
They will play God and tell us to pray
March 2, 2011
Basic
You are basically an inch away from me
And I want to pull you in
Kiss you from head to toe
You are basically the world to me
And I want to watch you spin
Convince me you are more than land and water
You are basically empty
And I want to fill you up
Never stop breathing a hum of avidity
You are basically a celestial glow
And I want to take you from the sky
Run your luminescent mist into the creases of my palms
You are basically everything to me
And I will not let you go
Time is well spent, only when with you
And I want to pull you in
Kiss you from head to toe
You are basically the world to me
And I want to watch you spin
Convince me you are more than land and water
You are basically empty
And I want to fill you up
Never stop breathing a hum of avidity
You are basically a celestial glow
And I want to take you from the sky
Run your luminescent mist into the creases of my palms
You are basically everything to me
And I will not let you go
Time is well spent, only when with you
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