Skipping stones I see your nervous tics Again I wrote you off Practiced parlor tricks Hands in your pockets Yeah, you like my shoes Never understood “Anything for you” Give me that look In the rearview mirror Say my name You say it so tender Haven’t thought straight Since the […]
Goodbye
Pink Frosting
Bridge threads waft from your lips, Another lure whipping my gray matter Into brilliant pink frosting In the well of my skull. After the high Comes the crash and confusion. The realization that You’ll never know the depth of my flavor. The first smile, an anchor point, Dividing time Into […]
I Wish Me the Best
It was hard for me to give up on the idea that we could be friends. Silly of me to give you a grace you were accustomed to, but never earned. It hurt to bear witness to the unbothered mask you wore and the steady, rehearsed bass in your voice. […]
22 Down
I don’t make the A team. Or B. I am a 3rd string alternate, A standby, On-call If needed. 22 seconds of play time each season, Take my uniform. It’s not me, it’s you.
Truth in the Elevator
The last time we spoke, we didn’t. You planted a cold stone garden when my soul needed a kiss of the sun. I thought the world of you … This is my floor.
Heart Race
He hung the moon, balloon bursting in my face, no space in a heart race for timid lowercase, attract, don’t chase, Poise and Grace, suffocate on faith, his crumbs emaciate, the bread doesn’t rise, he failed to activate, HoldUpHoldUpWait, he won’t initiate, he forgot to equate in this world I […]