wash me away

i sat there
small and alone
the chipped floor boards surrounded me
grass and trees just beyond them
the birds conversed earnestly

that white warm light, it
enveloped every inch of me
marinating me in his light
and baking me in his warmth

layne sang the soundtrack
in the background
and the earth carried me away
as soon as she hit my lungs

as i flew among the clouds
the billows washed over me
and we floated together
across the beautiful blue expansion

away.

sharpie pen

today time held no power
over me
the light jog to the train
didn't exist
rather a slow, bittersweet stroll
as i boarded the odd little vessel

the change
my change
echoed as it fell down the slot
i walked down the aisle
but passed by my usual spot

feeling the need to try something new
i sat down and rearranged my things
turned up the volume
and I like it the farther I get out
my eyes wander and something catches
their attention

written in all capital letters
in black sharpie pen

listen to your heart

is written across the seat
my fingertips brushed over the words
i hoped they would seep into my pores
make their way through my bloodstream
and out of my mouth

i rested my head in my hand
elbow on the window
and stared out into the cloud filled sky
raindrops dancing to the ground

i smiled

closed my eyes

and dreamt

and you were there
somehow sitting next to me
breathing in my comfort
and breathing out your own

the train went underground
the neon lights broke my serenity
but still you were there
and i've never loved you more

lines

defined lines
define a person
where do their lines lay


neatly piled, ready for consumption

slowly written, thought out and sincere

between your eyes, angry and concentrated

on the road behind you, all left to the past


these lines
straight edges
directional markers
starlings screech their lovesong
eyes dark and bare
send out a warning
climbing higher
stopping on each branch
see who's listening


talk linear at me


detached and irrelevant
close your eyes and
regain fetal comfort
where lines have yet
to be discovered
where everything is
round

your face by stars

you'll never see me again
not like you did
i've stepped out
and all that you knew
will never be the same

i've seen everything
and i've seen nothing
digging a hole to hide
your face
and washing your hands
of the dirt you dug
through

let the earth ungulf
your face
feel its pain and beauty
now go and grow
grow up from the bottom
until you're surrounded
by stars
the radiance fills up
your eyes
and as tears fall so do
the constellations

i'll catch them for you
and sprinkle them
over your bed
sleeping silent
sleep silence
and speak to me
through dreams and visions
and songs
i'll lay beside you
but only for a little while
for they'll never take
me alive