Oh god — it’s not fair, you rip the seam and rend my dream oh brother — it’s not fair the creaking door, the footsteps upon the floor oh mother — it’s not fair your tender voice that breaks the silent noise oh father — it’s not fair, the smells you make, that homemade pancake…
you remember when
I awoke … Asleep with a weight upon my upper lip and a hush upon my ear. My unconscious mind was struggling with a conscious world of pain the torments and disappointments of my memories tearing at my being. A mother who wept when I was born a father away much of the time and…
Insomnia
What is this? this thrashing and turning this hunger for an end this thirst for peace and nothingness? What is this staring? this spot upon my lidded shades this search for darkness this looking into night for a piece of blackness in shadow? What is this quiet? this rhythmic breath this autonomic pull I count…
Unmade
Cast your eyes into tomorrow’s sky Steal perfection from the light Make the room dark for the night Squeeze the jasmine around the twisted air Tear the feathers out the angel’s wings Stuff a pillow with heaven there Fire the wick upon reflecting eyes Project our figures onto an unwritten wall Melt my hardness until…
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