The Comfort Zone

A beautiful rhythmStops me every timeSynchrony of the mundaneOf the comfort zone Is what holds the peaceIt keeps the chaotic possibilityOf undertakingAt bayKnowing more about each otherThan themselvesMakes it easy Why botherTo breathe in the daunting fearIn...

A Young Heart Tarnished

How could this happenAfter thirteen yearsI was a girl who fell for you in every wayYou were everything, my young heart You stole my every wish and dreamIn the form of you, I hadEverything From the time we fell in love in chairsTo the room you’re in upstairsA chasm...
Edgar

Edgar

I see youYoung and innocentBeautiful and brightThe world has notChanged you yetYou are like the windTilting, shifting, changingCourses every momentSoft and still and steadyThen strong and whipping throughAnd in a secondYou’re goneLike a feather, blown away. I...
Suppressed

Suppressed

Suppress it all Those subtleties so underlying Sleeping in the surface of your eyes Flowing tears Let it out in soft, soft cries Turning brittle with disdain Undressing, being undressed By his condescending glance And what is it that you claim? Suppress it all Inner...
Vortex

Vortex

My heart takes me back, back to hell With secrets dug deep into my heart Like murky water at the black bottom of a well My desires take me to new levels Of lowliness, wish I could Somehow instead embrace holiness To do whats right and screw What’s wrong But I...
Thumbprints

Thumbprints

Layers of waves crash upon the shore Sprays of blue and white mist Tangling and untangling fingers of seaweed Grabbing sand into open hands and fists When the ocean forgives and is fading away Dancing seashells remain, like thumbprints Not one is fashioned the...