wool

i never would have suspected.
that you could be more than a
small expanse,
a pond to be discovered on the overcast days
past the growing trees that dispel the light.

it was my misconception. that kept me blind.
for this lake i thought i had found
on that overcast day, oh the day..
running, sprinting
darting trees
the light peeks through-- invites me run faster..
and suddenly
my toes meet the air

i stand high above, on a cliff..
left to stare out at the ocean i had found.
the depths... both high and low, deep and wide..
full of life and calm and storm. the rolling tide
lapped at the bottom of the cliff
sighing
and singing--
the incredible song of the sea

you bring me here
to a place i cannot trust
yet
i must.

Untapped Bravery

twisting shifting memorizing the labels
the sky stares right back at us
fingers interlocked--intertwined.
hearts.

minds. mind and soul
intertwined.
it's met with reproval--
this passion that wells up
from the chasms of my soul
yet unknown. yet untold.
unmeasured. though undeniable.
you unlocked a door, do you realize?

my ears remained sewn shut.

my mouth runs dry.

the words come to an end, stop.

shifting seasons and endless chords
tell us more than we could ever afford

i know what love is

i know what love is
i can see it in your eyes
as you tilt your head
and whisper solemn goodbyes

i know what love is
i can see it on your face
we take the world by storm
but never leave a single trace

"love is patient
love is kind...
it always protects
always trusts
always hopes
always perseveres"

the stillness swallows us
and the quiet speaks our names

love is on our tongues,
falling out of our mouths
into silent soliloquies.

love is around the corner
we run to catch it but
remember it was here
all along
inside our pockets
or in our clenched fists.

i know very little in this grand old place
but i know what i see when i see your face

what was said to the rose to make it unfold?

city streets--scrape to survive the nights
do your best to sidestep their fights.
i find them now--above all else--
the words hidden in your little self
compose the greatest of fables.
we speak words when we are able

in the quiet of the evening
and the coolness of the dark
we can hear the children singing
now they imitate the lark

i've used different words
to tell the same old story
i tilt my head to the ground
to keep you free of worry

you've meant so much to me.
you mean so much to me.
i can only hope
to mean so much to you.

scattered synchronically

im rounding a newer corner
im seeing a different light
im writing a newer song
without the words that bite.

no words at all is what i claim
no words at all to mar your fame
i wont jump ahead, a bit too far
i'll certainly not fall behind
the three words i leave are
at the front of our minds

your song is not like the bird's
it does not weave in and out
like a reptillian's second word
you will never hear it shout
but you just might train your ear
if you listen ever so closely
you might be able to hear
the essence of a rain--mostly
under atmosphere today
and behind my teeth tomorrow
you can take what i have to say
and use it to fight your sorrow.

today without my vocal chords
i will illuminate my heart of hearts
i leave you no words to hoard
just a melody to play your part.

so hold me close and wait for the beat
that keeps my b lood inside my veins
carry me up off of my feet
and destroy these criminal's chains.


J'adore, J'adore, J'adore...

mam/moth mouth

mind the gap dear travelers
mind your ears in the little cafe
those dirty people tell dirty lies
of freedom and free-thinking.

watch out dearest children,
the world wants you on a platter
the goodness they find is only good
under the guise of complete darkness.

does it bother you that i forgot your name?
that i cannot recall to mind
the symptoms of your disease?
i tried to glue the broken window
shards of glass stuck into my hands and eyes
sinking deep into my skin til
i would forget they were foreign
at one point in time--intruders.

ask me one more time, maybe
this time i will know what i think
about your controversy.

je renonce aux jours de ma jeunesse

i could speak these thoughts i think
but every ear would seal 'self shut
its only your pride i would try to cut
it will be over 'fore you can blink

i compose a few words
and i line them up in a row
they shrivel up and wither away
when all is left is what i know.

the warmest of [dis]regards

must i remind you
oh how i love you?
your smiling face
repairs my broken heart



it only takes a word
to restore the rightful order
to release the pearly whites
on their journey to the sun.


i mixed up all their stories
of winter and the silk.
one little child asked
for tea and a mother
cried for the warmest milk



[i have already been defeated
though i've surrendered all my fears
its a time we can be intrepid
after all these lonely years]


so take my hand, oh you who are worthy
lets take a walk through the sunnier valleys
lets stroll and talk and take a pause where the
sunlight creeps in and out of our alleys