In the hollow
of who I was,
carved from what
was lost
or incidental,
I curate my collection
of misfit dreams.
Delicately,
hopefully,
I weigh each one
against the jetsam,
knowing that this
has cost me
everything.
Friday, April 26, 2019
Unbroken
I would be yours,
and you could be mine,
unbroken across
a thousand promises
to the eager horizons
of tomorrow, and tomorrow.
But let's not call it
forever, and
let's not say it's
the same thing.
and you could be mine,
unbroken across
a thousand promises
to the eager horizons
of tomorrow, and tomorrow.
But let's not call it
forever, and
let's not say it's
the same thing.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
The Woods of What's Left
I can no longer tell
what love is and isn’t,
and anyhow
I’d only do something silly
if I could,
like trying to hold it,
until I rip
once more along that
old fault line of hope
and fear.
I think I’d rather let
the question dissolve
in the warmth between
our hands, and just keep
walking through these
patchwork woods
of what’s left of you, and
what’s left of me.
patchwork woods
of what’s left of you, and
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