Drama: An Artifact

I have observed you creating drama In order to make things appear interesting But drama does not make things interesting It makes things dramatic I hope you learn that things do not need to be dramatic To be interesting Nor do things need to be interesting at all You have been struggling with difference For …

I Will Never Find Love Again

I will never find love again I will never find love again. The first time I met her was in Tara: A big eyed beauty with butterfly clips in her hair. I met her on the playground and saw youth in her eyes. We fell in love on the blacktop Sewing together words with chalk …

The Man I Never Knew

The first time I was reminded of the man I never knew was in the 4th grade At a soccer game On a Saturday I saw a butterfly. I quit indoor soccer after that Because outdoor sports had more butterflies. Whenever I meet a new dog I feel the man I never knew watching me …

48 Seconds

She is so fucking gorgeous And that is the least interesting thing about her. I never wanted to fall in love with her All I ever wanted to do was understand her; But it was in exploring that I found her soul And I am convinced that anyone would fall for such beauty. I had never written …

To: The Mountain Beauty

Your beauty is one that deserves to be cherished. Your beauty is one that pulls its listener in to be studied. You beauty craves to be heard and understood and appreciated; And yet you don’t like attention, or spotlight, or microphones. Your beauty is one that makes people smile, But more than that it teaches …

I Think About You

I think about the length of the box that you rest in, And the silk that lines it. You hated silky things. I think about how You would have called this coffin “Pissy shit”. I think about your aunt, The gym teacher, And how I knew you Better than she did. I think about death, …

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 …