Some recent poetry

In order from most recent to older ones.
Enjoy.

Detach

i just want to remove myself
cut myself out with a pair of scissors
and paste myself into another new life

i can hear the cutting
the paper being split away from its new home
the slicing

ill uncap my little glue stick
ive had since 3rd grade
and find a new, lucky,
sunshiny
spot to tack myself
down in

for another season
then maybe ill feel some ropes tighten around my neck
and ill
get out those safety scissors once again

snip snip

on to another new landing,
im good at rerouting , re-planing, reconnecting

those safety scissors will always be in my back pocket
its not you, its me
being happy is not the most important thing to me

i just have to feel like im being true to myself
if that makes you unhappy

im truly sorry, but it just looks like you're something
caught in the path of hurricane me

~

Someone to be there

Us, us, us
there is no us
but all of time we are together
its more than just a feeling
its a knowing

i need no title
i need no proclamation
via technological advancement

i dont need the handcuffs
i dont need the box, or tether

i just need you, that other human being
that makes life more bearable and me feel more of a human

the creases in each of your fingers is one of the stories
you've told me while i trace the lines where your veins and
arteries pump blood to your heart
that beats so beautifully beneath my ear

each stubble of hair on your face is a smile you've made me have
even at your own expense

your eyes are the shimmering light of cool shallow water
that ends my thirst and exceeds anything i could ever ask you for

you're the end to my hunger, you're the shelter i've been looking for
you humanize me, you let me know that weaknesses are just part of the game

what ever could be wrong will be okay because it will end when the sun reaches past my horizon

this peace of mind you give me was what i was looking for

trust
honesty
love
snark

its like i can throw away my shopping list
and just enjoy the fruits before me

may you and i, never fade like the warmth of summer

~

Sweet Quickness

I'm like a block of marble
slowly being melted into
marzipan

you melt me
sticky sugar just dripping
slowly down my chin & cheek
leaving lines in my stone face

eyes sealed shut
head tilted back
mouth open

this sweet quickness
is on unsteady ground
like holding a loaded gun
with the safety off

ill lick your pistol
if you tell me you love me

we arent that simple

stars aligned
and faded
when we met

muscles tweaked
holding my breath

the next step
could be my death

~

Kiss the Ground

kiss my lips
kiss the ground
the hot pavement
gravel on your lips
blood trickling off yours

blood is sweet and iron
concrete and leaves
we're different
and if i were able to tick
like a clock
I would tick for you

but, alas
im broken
thrown in a cupboard
no use to anyone

but there is still life in these old batteries
waiting for that chance to shine again

this old brass gal
shes not done yet

i may have a few cracks
but thats nothing compared to what
ill mean to you

talk to me
look at me
then decide if im worth the repair

im not going to live in your world
youre only visiting mine
but ill make a similar visit for you.
i feel youre worth it

my legs ache
my heart aches
i might die
but at least I met you before that day

keep all those steps in your mind
maybe they'll be useful one day
redredred day


keep me in your pocket
but let me see what the moon sees

the sway from leaves is how i breathe
the stare from a black cat is how i think
i walk lightly
but always leave proof i was there
ill care til the end
but my black days are over
red days ahead.

come with me, let me sail away
ill return after a world, and a lifetime

keep my image in your mind
ill never be there again

kiss and cry
mist and die

its not the end
its my new life upon a full moon