Here In My Hands
I have your feet They are so fun I have your feet I make them run I have your feet Here in my hands I have your feet My little man. I have your hands They are…
For Rent- Small Space in the Back of My Mind
This space will do nicely. It is a bit cramped in spots, but over here will work. Yes, I believe I will settle down right here and live for as long as I can…
Damn Sunflower Heart and Dreaded Kiss-talk
I had a dream that burned my brain last night as it seeped through like acid to drip down the rest of my body. And like a cliff-hanger or something, he told me…
Digression.
Run, silly girl. Run while you’ve still got the chance. You’re worthless, silly girl. Escape this deluded fantasy. Open your eyes, silly girl. She’s everything…
You Fell Away From Me
The thing is we could have been anything, You and I, we could have been everything, But now you’re gone, and now we’re not anything at all. It wasn’t hard, it…
Steel.
I’m not exactly sure what happened I’m not quite sure what changed, But something in my mind has shifted My thoughts have rearranged. At first I thought I’d…
braided love
You can’t keep this I said as I handed you my heart Yours seemed to fit so perfectly You can’t keep this I repeated as you looked up and tried to hold on to it…
Questions
The chance to run has come to naught I’ve lost the comfort that I sought The guilt consumes my body whole How did I wander upon this role? How did this…
Questions
The chance to run has come to naught I’ve lost the comfort that I sought The guilt consumes my body whole How did I wander upon this role? How did this…
Forbidden-Free Style
Forbidden love A cliché term But one often too true That is the love you love the hardest The sweetest sin In the end it is self-destructive Because when the…
Fishtank
The fish had an eyeball clouded over, its scales flaking off like dandruff. Its tail was like a tattered net, fluttering in an invisible underwater breeze. I…
Reinforcement.
Do you understand you hurt me? Do you realize I cried? I gave my heart I sold my soul I bought your every lie. Do you feel bad when you see me? Can you even…
The Wishing Fountain
She gripped the nickle in her hand. After a few moments of deep thought, she flicked it from her palm and into the fountain. She continued to stand and stare…
Balancing Act
Dear generous soul Playing a vigorous role In the restoration of my heart, Can even all your strength endure All the responsibility of your part? Your…
Stone.
Rip my heart out. Wear it on your sleeve. Dangle it in front of me. Kiss it when you leave. Toss it in the garbage. Throw it down the drain. Put it through the…
Digital
She stayed in bed for a long time after he left. He had stumbled around for a while in the dark and sloppily kissed her lower back before ducking out the door…
Heart-shaped Balloon
(another sad attempt at a song) Our love is a heart –shaped balloon Full of hot air that’ll deflate soon Poke it, it’s fine, it’ll bounce back and rise But…
On the line
Listen to me. I was young, I was poor, I was foolish. I had nothing, and I wanted everything. I believed their promises when I dialed and told them what I…
Simply.
Is it wrong for me to simply be okay? Is it bad for me to want to hide the things I’d die to say? For every time I try to steal a heart and make it mine…
A Diamond Heart
My baby grew up without me. After she was born, a woman lifted her from my weary arms, and she screeched as she left her mother and gained another. She will…