Tag Archives: poetry
Empty
That gnawing feeling, well within, sometimes caused by a brief glimpse of a life you’ll never have, that smile she’ll never wear. Tried to fill it with a bottle. Tried to fill it with fire. You’ve never had much success … Continue reading
Bless This House
With all its cracks and crumbles, with all its fur and dust, with all its snakes and vermin, with all its mold and must, with all its screams and crying, with all its blood and bone, bless this house, dread … Continue reading
Remind Me
Remind me; sometimes it escapes me that I never loved you, only obsessed about you. Sometimes I can’t remember the asshole you were, and the pathetic, spineless thing you made me. Remind me; open your mouth. Say something, anything — … Continue reading
Better Than Before
Based on a musical that never happened, but was equal parts tragic and hilarious. * * * Fresh start. New, clean moment. Deep breath. Forget the fire. Nothingness. Forget the ashes. Climb on out; time to get higher. Building from … Continue reading
That kind of love
She sleeps next to me, not a comma but a semi colon; she is an abrupt pause in the bed, leading me to stop when I wake, to regard her for long moments, lost, lingering in the warm scent of … Continue reading