Thursday, May 17, 2012

Weekly Letters

Weekly Letters

And well
My weeks
Bleed into
Each other
Like the
Ink bleeds
Through the
Paper
Of the letters
I write

I write one
Once a week
I've written
Almost
A half
Dozen by now

Because
In my life
That's how I count
My days
In the weeks
Ones
I write
To her

And I write
Conversations
To myself
Ones
You'll
Read

And I know
At least
Four more
Weeks
Until
She visits
Four more letters
I write
But willingly

Because
I know
The girl
That loves
Me
Is reading
Them
On the
Other side

Closed Doors on Hopeless Love

Closed Doors on Hopeless Love

And I want it
All
Because I
Can't have anything
But if I had
Anything
I'd give
Everything
For her

Over
My head
and
Or Head
Over
Heels
I'd give at least
That much
To see her
Once more

And when you think
As if
Walking through
The door
would be
Easier
The second time
Around

You
Realize
She isn't
Coming back
And that
Door will
Never open
Again 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Everybody Knows

Everybody Knows

Heads up tonight
Hesitation
Rather from the drags
Of my cigarettes
But not the sips
Of my beer

Forgetting
Your texts
And silencing your
Phone calls
The norm
These days
I guess

Lost
Without a
GPS
They don't make
These for
Your mind
Or heart
For that matter

But falling
Out of line
And off the
Beaten path
Down the
Rabbit's hole

Everybody
Knows
You don't
Love her
Anymore
And so it
Be told

Monday, April 23, 2012

Easier Than The Truth

Easier Than The Truth

And a late
Phone call
Well too late
2 am
Instead
Dates
By 12:30 am
Elegantly late

Loud music
Rather
Conversations
Overheard
Voices
Not in my
Head
But on the
other Line

Easier
Said
Than
Done
Actions
No longer
Accountable
For

Truth
Hurts
More than lies
But Lies
Are
Easier
Than the
Truth

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Worried Shoes

Worried Shoes

And I'll write this
As I'm driving out
The town I'm staring
Down
As the sun sets
Over the skyline

Packed up
Sadness
Just
Carted to
Another town

And grown up
Emotionally
To leave
her
Never mentally
But physically
From her touch
Her smell

One day
This
It'll bring
Her
And me back

But
Until that day
Comes
Arrival
I won't
Be late

Thursday, April 19, 2012

For Sleep's Sake

For Sleep's Sake

And at night
After we stay up
Until the wee
Hours of the morning
Talking
And staying up
For the sake of
Staying up

And after
I wait those
Last few
Minutes
Until I know
  That you're
Asleep

I listen to you
Breathe
and how
You
Subconsciously
Nestle
Towards me

I smile
and Kiss you
Softly
On your forehead
Closing my eyes

Only to meet
You
Shortly
In our dreams...


Wednesday, April 4, 2012

I'm Coming Home

I'm Coming Home

And a year
After
After the
Last
And the last
Two years
Ago
Before that

Sitting
Window side
Of the plane
Taking me back
To where it
Started

Miles
Pass under
The clouds
As they once
Passed
Under my feet

The good
Bad
And evil
Sanctuary
And
Battlefield

Lace them
Up
Daily
Even when it
Hurts

As I'm stepping
Off
The all
Familiar
Smell

I know
This is
Where
What
I'm doing

I'm coming
Home