Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Subway Rides

Subway Rides








Subway
Rides
Dressed attire
Work
Functions
Drinks
Plans to
Be made


Subway
Thoughts
Disposed
Ideas
Like
Rings in pockets
Safe keeping


Conversation
Starters
Enders
Depending
On your
Type


Doors open
New faces
Smiles
Distractions
For a few
Stops
Pauses
In
Life


Doors close
Advances
Made
Declined
And
No longer
Distracted


Three stops
Pass
Eyes
Stop
Glaring
Flirting tones
Undertones


Low lights
Flicker
Lights
Batting
Eye lashes
Last stop
Last call
Last
Chances
At saving
Salvaging
This moment
Doors Open
Stepping
Off
Doors Close
watching
the Train
Leave
The
Station
Leave
My heart
And when
the wind
Settles
Looking
Over
There
She is
Subway
Rides
Subway
Love









Thursday, February 16, 2017

London





London


You don't
Go
To meet girls
For their
Accents
In London


You
Go
To quit
Habits
Stories
Theme
Songs


American
Girls
Girls
in
General


Fashion
Pub crawls
Big Ben
Carousels
History


Making me
Feel old
Each morning


But crutching
On jet lag
Instead
Of gin and
tonics


Conversion
Rates
and Metric
Systems


Return
Trips
Pockets
Empty
And transatlantic
Flights


Just
Loves forgotten
Habits broken
dropped
In the ocean


You don't
Go
To meet girls
For their
Accents
In London

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Boy Friends Girl Friends

Boy Friends Girl Friends


Bar drinks

First 

Rounds

Second 

Details


And last 

Calls

At life

Being

Boy friends 

Girl friends


Decisions

To late

To go back

On

Yet Changes

Of heart 


Wine guzzled

And shots

With out

Chasers

Chasing

Lost

Time 

Adventures

All the

While

Sitting

Still


Can't think

For her

She 

Still

Sits 

On my

Mind

In my

Heart


Late 

Nights

Early

Mornings

Opposite sexes

Shared beds

Shared dreams

Across 

Opposite pillows

Eyes wide shut


But

Shared covers

Legs

Tangled

And hearts crushed


Boy friends

Girl friends

Or

Just friends






Friday, February 3, 2017

High Heels


High Heels

Black
Or red
High heels
Ones that
I should but
Can't
Remember

Standing
Too tall
In stature
Or 
Too short
In thoughts

For poses 
Postures
And 
Facades
She'll 
Never understand

Higher
Standards
Living
Expenses

Rigid
Ideas
Commandments
To live by

Sworn off
Her
Like
Cigarettes 
Drinking
Vices
All mine

Lent
Is easier
Than
She 
Is
To forgive
Give up
Or
Just forget 


Monday, January 30, 2017

Security

Security


Crowded bars

Night clubs

I'll never 

Attend 

Speakeasies


Ok tight 

Places 

Spaces

Sitting 

Next 

To her


Mixed

Drinks

Emotions

And body 

Language


My mind

A steel trap

My body

An open 

Book


Closer edging

Seats

Hands 

Perfume

Provocative 


Persuasive

Ideas

Beds

Slept in

And breakfasts

Tomorrow

Morning 

Has


My heart

Racing 

Beating

Faster


Just in

Time

As

Security 

Steps in


I can't

Or won't

Let her

That close

To 

My heart 

Friday, January 27, 2017

Paris

Paris


Let's 

Jet set

Fly

My miles 

Worthlessly

Used


Paris

Where

I've been 

And you haven't

Yet

Well

Hours

Away


Bonuses

Burned

Like cash 

Cows


Milking returns

Sound 

Investments 

And our

Relationship 


Strains

And pulls

Tightly 

Enough

To let it

Slip

Through


Cracks

The city's

Old

Architecture 

And

Our 

Relationship 


Champagne

Dry

Not sweet

My

Love life

Between

The sheets


Espresso shots

Wake up calls

On life

And 

Sleepless

Hotel rooms

Of what

To do next

With her

With me

With us


Pictures

Taken

To capture

Memories

Only to be

Displaced 

Lost or forgotten


Reluctantly 

Returning

Home

Ground zero

To where

It started

And where 

It will end


But your 

Picture

Us

Together

Paris 

I'll never

Forget




Thursday, January 19, 2017

Texting Tragedy

Texting Tragedy 


Hey I'm 

sorry

I forgot to 

respond 

the other day


..


I'm done

You're 

Chasing

Texts


Or you


You 

Don't 

Have to

'forget'


Because I

Won't

text

Anymore




Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Checked Baggage

Checked Baggage

A vacation 
A week
Away

Enough to 
Lose
Thoughts
Sleep
Feelings
Towards 
Her

Customs
Baggage
Checked
While 
Feelings left
Unclaimed

Stamped
Out
Opportunities
At love 
Discarded 
Just another
Passport 
Full

Not enough
Time
Money
And days off
Accounted
But
Not counted
For

Island
Vacations
Getaways
From
Feelings
Responsibility 
Him

Last chances
Skipped 
Passed up
Or ignored

Seat belts 
Buckled
Trays tables
Locked
And seats 
Up

She's too 
Far
He's not close 
Enough 








Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Far Away

Far Away


Plane trips

Hours

Although

I never

Calculated the

Distance 


The clouds

White

Like the beaches

Soft

Like your kisses

And

Warm

Like the sun


Far enough

To forget

Forgive 

Or

Move on


Distance

Is enough

To force 

Thoughts

Friendly

Reminders

Aside

Of her

Or us


And 

When she

Returns

I'll be 

Changed

Different


My mind and

Heart

In different 

Places 


You 

Are 

Just too

Far away


Sunday, January 8, 2017

While She Sleeps

While She Sleeps


I fall

Asleep next to

Her 

Every night

But tonight

I remember 

Most 


Hotel

Beds

Casual

Kisses

Of sweet dreams

Well wishes

Before 

We drift off


Holding her

My arms wrapped

Around

And

My body 

Keeping 

Her warm


I sometimes 

Stay awake

Just long

Enough

To watch

After

She falls


Asleep

Unaware

Of me

Yet in

Her dreams

I know

Her mind

Is beautiful


And 

Each night

I try to

Fall asleep

Hoping

To meet 

Her in

Her dreams  


Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Better Deserving

Better Deserving

Shortened phone
Calls
Texts no longer
Notifying
Me of her
Thoughts

 Snapchat
Streaks
Stopped

One night
Spent up
All night
together
Too drunk
But happy

Changes
In thought
Storylines
Or just
Excuses
And
Back to school
Ambitions

Hesitation
In her voice
Just like
My new years
Resolutions
And tattoos
Sworn to
Never get

But I
Deserve better
she Says
Words
My mind
Doesn't
Comprehend at
the Moment

I just
wanted
Simple
I just
wanted
Happy
I just
wanted
Her

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Before You Go, Don't

Before You Go, Don't

Beers
Tights
Her Cocktail
Dresses
Or jeans
Enough

To bite
My lip
At thoughts
Beyond my
Mind

Out of
Control
When
Around her

Nakedness
Exposed
While
Fully clothed

Mindful
Kisses
Making
My mind
Tumbling
Breathing

Deeply
As she
Edges closer
To me
I'm afraid

Of the dark
Or just
Her thoughts
Meanings
Hand in
Hers

Is mine
Right now
My eyes catching
Meeting
Hers

Brief moments
Of silence
Shared
And held
Together
Gently

Whispers
As
Her lips meet mine
Words
Lost
Without
Sound
I already know
What she's
Going to say

Her perfume
Soft
On the senses
But to never forget

I can't
Let her
Go

Hard Goodbyes

Hard Goodbyes


Let's say

Goodbye

And 

Let the sand 

Slip through

Our finger tips


With hands

Falling 

To our sides


Turning cold 

From once

Being

Warm


But were they

Ever

Warm

Were

They

Ever

Even

Touching


Why

Is it

So hard

To say

Goodbye

To let go


When

You 

Weren't even

Holding

On