Saturday, January 31, 2015

The Escape Route

My weary spine so bent
My aching skin so pale
So worn and deathly thin
Ever bleeding black tales
My mind an endless wood
A vast forest of words
Where troubles fall like leaves
And worries become blurred
A lonely, patient friend
I yearn to be your choice
I’ll spill all my secrets
If you lend me your voice
My soft, secret laughter
Can burn empires down
My tears for the sunrise
Can rid kings of their crowns
I’m a glistening sword
I’m a fragmented heart
I’m a curious cave
I’m an end and a start
I’m a lens, I’m a shield
I’m a doorway, an inn
A constant companion
With butterfly wing skin

Friday, January 2, 2015

Goodbye

“Goodbye.”
I choke on a sigh
I softly cry
I wonder why
you have to go
And even though
I know, I know
I’ll see you again
I don’t know when
It could be a month, it could be ten
This goodbye feels like forever
but I never would have thought it, never
that we’d get this time at all
and we really had a ball
I hope you won’t forget too fast
I pray to God that it will last
I hope you’ll keep coming back here
Don’t let our friendship disappear
This place will always be your home
No matter where or how far you roam
And I will always, always love you