I wasn't done forgetting When you texted me to say You had gotten married Prefaced: "By the way" We were good together A few hours at a time We never shared much more than that Well, online, but not live The longer that I knew you The more I got to see What was yours you didn't want (Reminding me of me) I still smile at your humor I loved you too, I guess Your news did make me misty To that, I do confess I never pushed fo...

Oh, so quiet I could hear Kitten steps Cross wood veneer Fresh sunshine warming Dawn cool glass The old clock ticking By the bath I leave the pillow Raise my head Feet placed soft Beside the bed Down the stairs To fill my cup Careful Not to wake you up

You were just A challenge That's all you were To me I don't think I liked you much But wished You wanted me And wanting it So badly Needing To prevail Thinking Planning Plotting Determined not to fail Upset it was upsetting I couldn't reel You in Approach After approach I tried I wanted so to win Yet had I really won you If "we" had come to be Another one would challenge And I would set you free

I see your eyes avertAs I cross your pathInside it makes me smileI know you had it plannedYour feelings are so strong for meYou cannot stay awayBut you’re so shyAs you pass byYou dare not speak my nameEach day you’re thereAnd so am II know you have it timedPhone in handAnd it would seemYou’re fully occupiedI’m so sureAll it will takeIs that I give a signOur eyes will meetOur hearts collideAnd I know you’ll be mineWe’re me...

Gaze into the mirrorAt that beauty standing thereNo mar upon perfectionA visage pure and fairSmile, a mouth that curves in glassReflection in the eyesFull form is that caught staring backDeadened, yet alivePassions build without restraintNo halt to those desiresNo holds barred, now evil deedsCan feed untended firesFlesh becomes the canvasBone is now the frameTrapped within the portraitCursed to bear your nameHow blissful...

This hurtsAgainI wish it were goneIt hurtsAgainNo matter how longI thought it was betterBut it’s bested meUnable to hideIt tracks when I fleeFocus on somethingSeal off the painWrap around and aroundIdle thoughts in my brainDistract with white noiseNumbing gray humStrike inward eye blindShielding glare from the sunFor full light can obstructAs well as the darkEither one blocking tormentThat targets my heart.

Sit beside me at the playYour fingers laced with mineKiss me as the lights go downWilling captives for a timeJoin me in this curtained worldCreated and made realScenes portrayed and taking formLike stars at dark revealedTendrils reach and wrap aroundEnveloping our thoughtsLifting us into their realmFantasy with tickets bought The love we shareFeels deepenedPlush seats, the stage aglowLearning more that bonds usTogether, a...

It's probably betterI heard myself sayIt's probably betterTo leave it this way I'm good at ignoringLike nothing is thereI'm good at pretendingThat nothing is there Farewell to whateverI've archived our chatsI can't quite delete themI'm still a pack rat Bon voyage, bye-byeThe wind waves my scarfAs I stand still watchingThe ship leaves the dock.

Have I seen this tree before?Or have I circled back?I wish I’d thought to mark the spotTo keep myself on track I saw a birdThat looked like mossGrayish mossy greenHopping on a lichen stoneThe pattern stayed with me What can I leaveAnd save myselfThus still remain intact?To make me shine in memoryTo polish up my lacks What way to guarantee that ICan be assured that youWill love me when I reappearWith nothing left to prove?

First I caredThen I didn'tJust like magicJust not there How exciting!How exotic!All so different!Yet still me First I loved himThen forgot himPlasmic pithInhabiting It's within meThen about meInside, outsideHere, then gone FascinatingAlways changingYet me, remainingAll along.

Arctic FrostBastard ColdAche of EmptyNadir SoulDeath Knell tocsinOpen WoundNumbing VacuumMental TombEnd of SomethingNever MoreToss the Key, and seal the door.

I found an emailYesterdayThat you had sent to me A partySome festive affairWith date and placeTo be Four years agoYou sent itI remember the event Even down to what I woreThe evening we had spent There were so many nights like thatAttended through the years But they tend to run togetherWithout reminders near Time has passedAnd so have you I stop and thinkHow long Yet present in my daily lifeAre youBeing so gone.

Head backSky aboveGazing into blue Resting armsSweet airLying next to you Summer dayBreeze stirsClouds drift into view White and greenTatting leavesCharmingly askew AfternoonNo plansNothing we have to do Fingers touchI turn and smile Gazing into blue.

The moment that I saw itA grin lit up my face It was as ifAcross the milesI felt your warm embrace How odd and lovelyTo receiveSome mail that’s not a bill What joy it sparkedAt long day’s endTo garner such a thrill! Encased in thick cream envelopeWith three stamps on its frontSmiling at the taped-down flapI opened it at once So sweet to see you write my name!The words danced in my headYou speak to me through lines and cur...

It is the hourWhen from the boughsThe nightingale’s high note Damn it! Oh god! That’s Byron (I say)The words are not mineIt sounded so goodI thought it inspired Now I’m depressedI need something newTo express how I feelSince I met you Yet each time I writeAnd think “that sounds cool!”Turns out it’s somethingI studied in school I’ll try it againBreathe deep and stay calmLet my mind work its magicImagination, come on Callin...