I cannot bring myself to cry. I can’t decide if this is a curse Or a blessing.
The tissues know something. Even the mirror knows. My music knows it And especially my pillow. My books can see it
My broken heart Throbs dysfunctionally. It beats to a cracked rhythm Between dead, dead, dead And life, life, life.
Spring into fall, And we’ve all hit a wall. Love comes quickly. Sometimes, it grows. Summer, then rain,
Last year seems years away. Last night seems lifetimes away. This moment seems like a dream.
Listening to you sleep, I’m in grace. Each breath a prayer. Every rustle a litany. You don’t know how loud you are
Like Augustus, I fear oblivion When I should pass.
In my daydreams, I used to be an acrobat, Flying through air Into capable hands. In my dreams,
This feeling Makes me want to bless my friends… And find redemption in death. I want to stand in the rain 'Til my bones shake apart
So stealthily I lead: Touching green, Seeing rocks below me. I’m gulping pride Because I know life is
I woke at 3 a.m., And I was scared. I thought I’d never be tired agai… But then I remembered the morning And all the joy it brings.
Love starts like this: We like the same books, We like the same music, We seem like a match made in high… It crumbles like this:
He touched my knee (now I’m in lo… No time for breath ('cause I’m in… He likes my hair (now I’m so lost… No time for speed ('cause I’m in… He gave me truth (now I’m so free…
A tree fell in the park last night… I didn’t hear it go. The innards smelled of peppermint, And I felt the crumbling dirt Turn into ash in my hand.
I’ve been waiting For years And days And all the seconds For a warm body.
