The cold of alone Playing fingers through the smoke As it curls From the wick Breathing in the fumes Of the kerosene soaked sheets The tearstained pillow Wrapping comfort around chaos So familiar Safe Welcoming The cold of alone With a final breath The candle slips Falls free In a moment of glory I close [...]

The teardrops fall Light glints off their curves As they drop like bombs Spiraling towards the earth Detonating on impact Kicking up tiny clouds of dust Pitting little holes of misery Into the soil To be walked upon And obliterated By those unaware That there is something So very wrong

Anxiety creeping in Only escape is the dark Quick to flip switches Sit in the dark of shadow Letting the sweat slowly dry As normalcy returns Temporarily Returning Thoughts pull like barbed wire A sickness of want Struggled hard to never hide Found a glimpse of glory Wrapped fingers around A sliver of success Tasted [...]

The repetitive roar of raindrops Thumping, plinking, pounding Lightning crashing till caught Peripheral imperfections Slapped with a snapshot Remember Loose pebbles vibrate A quiet quake of conscience Quick glimpse of the wall Safety swinging from a nail Will the rocks to fall Rage Familiar taste of distain Whispering softly her name Held upon a pedestal [...]

Cocktails and party favors Hanging, littering, decorating the day As laughter and stories unfold The first evening of spring Tucks gently the sunset away As the music plays on Strangers and friends Intoxicated on drink Dancing with the carefully constructed Beautiful women of style Celebrating the season Hiding denial Through the screen door A porch [...]