Solitary

This is the kind of love that scares people out of bed. You look at me like I have given you something important, And maybe I have, But this is the kind of love that lasts a lifetime. And I never thought I would find you this young, But I did. I’ve been running and …

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Falling Leaves

My great-grandmother used to tell me, That if you caught a falling leaf Before it touched the ground, You could wish on it. She used to say that fall leaves Were God’s way of sending down his wishes. When I was a kid I would spend hours in the yard Trying to catch as many …

What it Feels Like

Love sounds like rain hitting the umbrella above your head, Sounds like a single cicada calling for something. Love sounds like the school bell calling you towards freedom, Feels like a good run, A nice meal, And a handwritten letter. Love will remind you of childhood, While showing you a maturity That you’ve only seen …

To The Man She Says She Loves Now

In the Summer, she likes vegetarian burritos and Toasted Coconut Fraps. Remember this, because trust me, it is worth her noticing. She falls in love fast but she can only do it for so long. Try to slow her down- you'll thank me later. She says she doesn't like surprises, but she does. Not big …

“Cupcakes”

But now that we are here There is no pain There is no insecurity There is no remembering the past. There is just you And me And Love. And I can see it in your eyes That a part of you is still tense. So let me take it all away Let me eat the …

Why Can’t I Hate You?

I would kill to make you smile Or to wake up where you are Or to know just for a second What he gets to feel everyday. I would run to the end of God's Earth To get away from this Hell you left me in Or to turn back time to when you loved …

I Couldn’t Make You Happy

Your voice brings up memories But never the good ones. Your voice brings me to tears But never the happy kind. And if I could ever see you again I wouldn't know what to say. I know that you love me, I still hear your echos when I awake in the morning. But I won't …

Dead Boys Don’t Cry (for Brandon Teena)

He only started to bind Once he entered Nebraska's back door. I wonder now if he would have went in blind Had he known the final score. He was never reluctant in opening the bar door But no one ever drinks because they're smart. He never had a plan to stop war Now he's drowning …

The Jigsaw

This body is a jigsaw. Alone, the pieces stand as mystery novels composed of cardboard and broken parts of two-dimensional artwork. The smart ones tell me the pieces are better together, that if I look at the picture on the box I will find a way to love myself. They tell me that it gets …

The Stranger in the Photograph is Me (Inspired by Donald Murray)

I was never one to look back on childhood photos and smile. Childhood memories were seldom happy for me, and anyway I’m not who I was, so what’s the point in dwelling on the past? But at the request of one Mr. McCarrick I recently found myself turning pages in an album I once dreaded. …