Friday, November 21, 2014

fenestrated

If there is any truth
behind what they say

about seeing a soul
through a person’s eyes,

then darling,
you have the most beautiful
soul I have ever had the pleasure
of encountering...



Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Modification

I’m a strong person.

I’m still alive and breathing,
that pretty much says it all.
But there must be something beyond this.

I bite down my excuses

and paint over my flaws
.
I speak the words that

threaten to drown me.
My hand will scribble
them on paper

or click these keys

and that’s the real release.


I stare into every shadow I can find,

I even seek them out,

because I want to raise
the whole damn thought
process
 and start again.

Yet, we don’t have the luxury
of a blank canvas mind
.
There's no such thing
as a clean slate.

So we do what we can.

We rebuild,
 reprogram,
and paint over our imperfections.

A mind can be reprogrammed,
I've already changed so much of the code. 

Change the thought process,
and rebuild your mind.... 



Saturday, November 15, 2014

besieged

I’ve cut my hands too many times

on the sharp edged souls
 I’ve tried to save.

I find them screaming in need of care,

and my heart goes out to them
,
like a soldier into battle.

But their mouths are no longer screaming,

instead they’re open,
to bite me
 with wicked teeth
 that shred my own spirit.

It’s getting hard 
to carry my pieces away...

Thursday, November 13, 2014

amenity

You are all of the underlined passages,
in the only book
I’ve re-read a million times.
My favorite CDs 
that I still listen to

even when they’re out of style.

You are the worn sweater

that I keep pulling on,
 
even though it’s fraying beyond repair.

I keep coming back to you

because you are safe.

You are the comfort,
I never even found at home.


Sunday, November 2, 2014

the verse

Knowing a person is like music.
What attracts us is their melody.
As we get to know who they are,
we learn their lyrics...