Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
there is more to him than i can see
not that i can't see
the pictures are crystal quality
but my mind is empty
the feel of prospective clothes
or the racks-what did the racks look like?
only my heartbeat is clear
an eager patter quickening in my chest
my lungs are short of breath
in its earnest rhythm it seeks
the warmth that surges steadily
if only i could die
no person could I know
he cried before my eyes
then later he apologized
why wouldn't he tell me
and why was there shame
his pain is nothing of which to be ashamed
i tried to tell him; i tried to show
that crying is strength
and sharing is brave
i was honored
i think that was the last thing i wrote
that he cried before my eyes
then later he apologized
and suddenly they all disappeared
with hallways vacant and the mall cleared
and Tim and I spent the night
with paper clip bows to stage a fight
and then he too went away
with just the washers to keep my ghosts away
until I too left that place
and nothing remained but that's okay
a story place told by a story face
Hey! you didn't have to relate
But you did, and I appreciate
The simple way you gave me cake
The dorky way- completely fake
You made me smile, and I'll take
Whatever it is to me you fate
I'm happy just that you relate.
i want to feel safe
period, end of statement
that's what I want
no, what I need
humans don't like surprises
i don't enjoy the experience of stress
so what is it i do? when emotions threaten to spill
and depression is ready to fill
where do i turn?
to paper and pen or to a friend
do i have a friend?
a rock on which to lean
in to which I can rant
where can i claim a steady source for myself?
i cannot believe the stupidity
what do I do? What could I have done? They are
in a serious amount of trouble. Why would they?
How could they? They could have stopped it. I should have stopped it. Did I really just witness that? Such a display of hot-headedness. Now I
am stuck and now I am terrified. This is too much
to worry over. I almost sought help. Maybe I should have spoken earlier. No, I know I should have. I don't know anything and yet I know all
I know that this was wrong- I know I'm wrought with worry
no quiero estar en clase
well it's true.
it isn't because of the class
it is simply due to you
you're mean you drama queen
a theater woman of the highest degree
your jokes antagonize me so
I want to leave
leave this place and
get outa your face
no more literature please
at least
no more english with you
a gloomy day for my dreary mood
but that was yesterday
today i plan to improve
impose on you my enjoyment of spanish
spanglish really. i ain't fluent
fluid transfer of thoughts and emotions
you're my best friend
he is the closest thing here
i get excited to say hi
and with you i get by
her i like. no really i like
the way she smiles the way she moves
those lively eyes make my body tremble
shake! my world is collapsing
test i can't take papers i don't make
oh me. ah you! you won't help
not in that way
life will have its way
something to make him feel better
that would be grand
did you see him just there- stand
ing gently in the mirror
i saw a man more like a god
and a heart more like a child
vulnerable in the greatest fashion
he held it in, but i saw the tear
no puedo te ayudo
no puedo te siento
no puedo te soy
y cuando te quiero
tú no puedes me amas
murmur
murmur
like your body surrounding me
the trickle of your words resonating deep within
the feel of your breath a sequence of sparks throughout my skin
the sweat glazing like a dew the nakedness of me to you
as you to me seem angelic i extend to claim your chalice
I have a friend
named Christine
who is everything
to me
except she cannot
be my love
then where would
I be
yellow highlighter
yellow highlighter
don't let me down
in neon you illuminate
bright lines of importance
right and wrong you don't differentiate
but you do, don't you
your toxins display my best and worse
with indifference you operate
so yellow highlighter
what are you on this day
motivator or depressant
go on- illuminate
have you ever had the feeling no one wants to talk?
not in general but just to you
like the friends you thought that you might have
decide that it would be best to wholly abstain
from contact with you in any form
and from giving you the satisfaction of the form
oh my they can be so kind
i only wish i could survive alone
i love that smile
i love that smile...
when he came
and stood in
my doorm doorway,
he grinned wide
and waved hi-
i knew i met
something grand
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