Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee

I like how I
Stay up
Late
Because
I wait
Like I'm
Waiting
For
Something
To happen

And when
Work
Calls
my phone
Alarm
Rings

Those same
Circles
Under
My eyes
Feel
The same

Eye openers
Starbucks
Afternoon
Trips
Well
I saw
This girl
Once

To which
I offered
To buy her
Coffee
Although
Mildly
Reject

Anyway
Work
Lasts long
Enough
So you
Can come
Home
Tired
To try
To stay up
Waiting
For something

Again
To happen

Cigarette Smoke

Cigarette Smoke

There's no more
Cigarette smoke
To exhale
For the cigarettes
My cigarettes
I ran out

My last one
To her
And for why
Because I
Don't smoke

Just carry
Them around
As if
A lucky
Rabbits foot
Protection
Against evil

But her
How she
Smokes
Ever so smoothly
For I'd
Certainly
Cough up
Tar
Dust

And the sip
Of her
PBR
In between
Breaths

As if
Savoring
The last
Few moments
 Of her life
I watched
Intently

But as
She finished
Ashed
The sunrise
Rose
Lighting up
A new
Day

One I hope
That doesn't
Burn out

Under the Covers

Under the Covers

Wake up
Covers
Keeping me Warm
Or just
You next to
Me

And rolling over
To see
 You still
Asleep

Catching the last
Few seconds
Of dreaming
Before
 You open
Your eyes

Means the
World
To
me

And
To hide
The moment
I cover
My face
Wishing
The moment
To last
Just  little
Longer

But
I can't but
Help
Falling
Falling
More in love
With you

Don't Look Down

Don't Look Down

And I stopped
Writing Years
Ago
Because I guess
I thought I was
Too Old
For this shit

And
Because
I guess
Parties
that last
All night
Aren't
My forte
Rather
Making forts
Is

With
The leaves
Finally Falling
The seasons
Pass you by
Making
 You
Feel old

But the numbers
Keep adding
While it
Only makes
Me feel
Younger

Don't look down

Fore Once Always and Forever

For Once Always and Forever

And the time
Keeps ticking
Whether or
Not
 You pay
Attention

Cause
Counting
Down is
All you can
Seem to
Do
 Some days

And the
Delay
Or departure
Of what
Needs to
Happen
Be here
Now

I can
Only imagine

For
Postponement
Of tomorrow
Is inevitable 

But when
That tomorrow
Finally
Arrives

It will
Have made
Everything else
Worth it

For once
For always
Forever 

Where Are You

Where Are You

Last night's drinks
over Swapped
Numbers
You tube videos
Watched

And a flight
A few
weeks out
Where we
Holiday

But you should
Come
Back to
Where I'm
From

Bags
Packed
Security
Checked

Just waiting
On her
Almost boarding
My seat
Next
Empty

Where are You

Hot Fall Nights

Hot Fall Nights

Flux
Capacitor
Or
Art shows
Free Shit
Prepackaged
and
Sold to the
Masses
One night
Only

Alcohol
Brought
Flasks
That don't
Pick up
Metal dector
Vibes

I've never
Met anyone
Yet
But Security
Codes
to
Rooftop
Parties
Granted

And the
Real shit
Parties
Won't
Don't
Begin
Until
After midnight

The heat
of the
City
In the Fall
Resignates
Even
in the
Night

And when
The sun
Rises
Breakfast
IHOP
Large
Pancake stacks
To drown out
the
Alcohol

Pictures
I forget
With
People I barely met

The Flux
As if
Time traveling
Was made
Possible
Last night
Only to
Never go
Back