knots
knots til i see you again
longing that will never end
tied into a length of rope
tightly wound with twine and hope
loops and squares and twists and turns
a lesson that is never learned
longing that will never end
knots til i see you again
in the flame
I sat in the cold next to the fire
I looked for my father in the flame
In the smoke
In the sky
In the stars
But I saw nothing
I listened for my father in the trees
In the river
In the silence
But I heard nothing
But when I tried to feel my father
In my head
In my heart
I felt something
November 24, 2011
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the ocean
i walked on the beach in the dark
i screamed at the waves
there was a light out in the water
maybe a buoy
or a sailboat
i dreamt that i kissed you for the first time
you kissed me
we kissed
and i thought your love might be like the ocean
like a swelling wave
cresting
breaking
losing my balance in the tide
the sand shifting between my feet
catching my breath
looking at the sky
the fog
you
me
the ocean
November 24, 2011
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saying nothing
lying on your bed
on our sides
face to face
eye to eye
breathing in
breathing out
anticipating
waiting
knowing
hearts beating
saying nothing
radio tower
your body like a radio tower
your blood just like the waves
your beauty like the broadcast
i listen like a slave
sun and sand
i laid on the beach
with my neck to the sun
and my back to the sand
the waves roared like a train
the voices were muffled
and i almost felt completely alone
in the middle of absolutely everything
March 7, 2011
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delirious
i dreamt i was stranded in you
i wrote a message in the sand
my cracked lips against your cracked lips
deliriously in the sun
skeleton trees
the leaves fell
and the colors went away
we sat next to the fire as the wind blew
my father nearly bones
like the skeleton trees
30 to 1
30 to 1
a shot from a gun
wrapped into a tangled mess
blood where you entered my chest
cars and voices
fate not choices
sirens past the window pane
unable to turn away
bodies twisted
til the sun
30 to 1
a shot from a gun
wire
a twisted barb of wire
of anger and frustration
wrapped around on itself
tightened to keep even the most gentle trespasser at bay
