Silence

The void your voice has left me echoes in every moment of my day Like a slow thud it hits the back of my mind I push it aside Stop... focus... breathe Each exhale creates a small shudder No. It has no space here The void my weakness has left me allows all these thoughts … Continue reading Silence →

Growing pains

Wait What are we to do with the silence that comes after a swift change? Do we meddle in the process trying to rewrite what has been written? Do we find a way to craft the change into something more palatable? Or do we wait for the lesson to emerge? You see, through the spurring … Continue reading Growing pains →

Oh, Love

Hello. How can one word carry so much weight? The unknown of the implication that might be lurking behind this salutation I am caught somewhere between butterflies and a rock in my stomach But curiosity wins, and I find that despite all the thoughts rushing through my head I return the greeting It comes out … Continue reading Oh, Love →

The Story

Redefining who you are in the absence of another is much like cleaning out an attic. You find boxes filled with memories that cause you to stop, reminiscence and then put them away. All the while as I sift through the items I find that I am searching for deeper meaning in everything. I guess … Continue reading The Story →

Tin Can Heart

Have you seen my heart? Its dragging across the pavement in a capricious manner. As it is dragged it endures many scrapes and bruises yet still beats all the same. I can do nothing but wait for the rope to fray so that it can stop aching. Piece by piece I see parts of me … Continue reading Tin Can Heart →

Erratic

I sever these ties and watch them fall to the floor Strand by strand the bond grows weaker Desperately my soul clings to what was before And I grow bitter, sadder, and meaner My heart cries and my mind yells no Yet still here I sit cutting Bit by bit letting parts of you … Continue reading Erratic →

Decay

Distant sounds of laughter echo down the hallway and fall like rain on the window of my darkened heart Fading memories of joyous moments once shared now become shadows that dance upon my skin I allow this shroud of sorrow to wash over me and encompass me tightly These moments of blackened existence … Continue reading Decay →

Void

Stolen kisses in dark alleyways desperately grappling at anything to drown loss Seeking a collision of touch among glass shards and lost forgotten remnants of the day Chaotic impulsive decisions overwhelm shadowing all thought Playing at seeking something, anything, just to fill…. Touches become oil, leaving a residue wherever they lay, leaving a distinctive … Continue reading Void →

Viscous Cycle

Push Pull Wrestling between stay and go Desire holding one, shoving the other Like a violent whirlpool both of us tossed about Never fully up Never fully down Still I dig my nails into anything tangible, grasping at some sort of what we used to be You pry my fingers up one by one I … Continue reading Viscous Cycle →

Chasing Laughter

Decades in the making.