Month: July 2016

old books are in boxes
records in crates
movies beside
notes of love piled on top
fire aside

memories burn quick
to keep me warm for a night

changing shape

unique form

new face

solo to several

endless gaze

bending light

sharing tears

breaking day

covering night

outliving us

passing time

it’s a messy business,
waking up in the morning.
not prepared for the day.
it shows off.
it pushes you.
continue,
to strive.
whispers catch you.
with cold shivers.
a failure to grasp another.
so easy to get,
so easy to ask.
but why waste their breath.
sidewalks bend.
lives curve.
raised eyebrows in every room.
fiery tongues spit.
while quivering digits drop.
prepared for the worst.
visions inside.
future plans.
bitter taste.
sleeping escape.
these lives of ours.

i saw the lights flicker off
and then
you took
my heart away

when they come back on
and i get it back
think ill
hide it away

but if the lights dont stay on
i dont think
my heart will
survive so far away

give it all you’ve got
cause we wont be back here
for a long while
to redeem ourselves
of our failed past

stop biting your lip
start grinding your teeth
while your eyes twitch
sweat beads
from the old heat

if you get too tired
keep pushing harder
we can’t afford to stop
put too much in
to give up now

as your lungs get sore
your heart pounds on
your hands shake
think about it
the long play