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This Isn’t An Apology, Because I Am Unrepentant, But It Is An Explanation
I wanted it to be beautiful,but it never is,just a scratched up, sour thought in the back of my mind,a bittersweet beat that plays in my head,ricochetting round each of my bones,until my whole body is a song,but, my God, it’s a sad one. I never loved you,but it broke me to leave you,because all…
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Dying Wish
Smoke swirls from the soil,because it’s over now.The bullet is out from under the control of the gun,burrowed into its brand new home. I won’t keep you a secret. My blood tells a story as the seconds slip away,and I’m calling your name,over and over, as if it’s all I can say,and all I want…
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Crash, Quietly
Dame un beso,darling,cheating death in the churchyard,cariño, bésame,while I’m still breathing and beautiful. Our endless love will echo,far past the tomorrows we will never see,the sunsets we will miss,it will last until the Earth ends,and there is nothing but shards of stars,trickling through what remains of the universe. Love me, tonight,slow and steady,until we crash,…
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Planted In The Stars
I wish we had been born in the same earth,our roots, reaching for the same sunlight,tangling in each other as we burst through towards the blue sky. You are the most beautiful flower in my garden.
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I Will Not Grow Old, I Will Become A Ghost
Soft, swirling curls in a knot,jotting down the world around me from my back garden,as autumn’s chill beckons to winter,and the sunset spills across my freckled face, at four PM.This is what I will do, when I am old (if I get there). I look at my grandmother,and I know that nobody could love me…