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Christmas Kiss
A little Christmas kiss, sweet strands of hope, joining in the soft morning sunlight, souls and hearts tied, as two magpies stare in awe, far up in the sky. This day is blessed, and all that happens will be beautiful. I gaze out of frosted windows, my only wish, so far away, but inevitable. Separation…
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Snow Globes and Diamond Earrings
I stare into snow globes, stacked around my bed, like a circle of salt. Few minutes to midnight, I’ve always been running out of time, but it never felt so final, and I never wanted to slow down before, because the world barely moves, but I feel myself being pulled to places I know I’ll…
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Lighthouse
Lighthouse looking down, eyes glowing, as the ocean sways. Young love is far beyond the waves, sprouting from the sand, blooming on beige, skies that seem to go on forever, as hands meet for the first time, futures form, love begins, flowing out to sea.
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The Devil Takes Care Of His Daughters
Track two, Thank U Next, soundtrack to my damnation. Riverboat to hell. Red rivers, rise up, magnificent obsession. Satan smiles for me. Reaches out his hand, homecoming Queen, my crystal crown, made of tears gone by. There is a painting, high in the hallway, my face, burning but smiling. Say you’ll remember, the way I…
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I Dream, Just To Sleep
Sometimes when I rise, trains clatter by, as dawn becomes less distant. I stare through misty windows, to the forest that lays at the foot of my garden, knowing there is silence, but still hearing the far away melody of your gentle breath, the trembling trains that creep past, trying desperately not to wake you.…