Lovely
(Birmingham, 2006)
I miss the curves
Of the slender girl
Who lied to me
With boundless joy, it seemed
Who spun some future
From gossamer thread and broken glass
A fragile thing
The shape of which came naturally
(To her, …
In the Mood
When I’m in the mood
I have but one thing to think about
When I’m in the mood
When I’m in the mood
I stay up as late as I please
When I’m in the mood
When I’m in the …
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(Charlotte, 2010)
Now if I could disclose secrets heaven only knows, if I’d lose all my ground and see your smile decompose.
So I rest on the fact that I love you I suppose, and I hang like the colors …
All the Lies We’ll Never Tell
(Charlotte, 2010)
Walking slowly back to my place, we were just that drunk and no more. Or less. Listening to the sound of her heels on the textured sidewalk, I was holding her hand when suddenly she gripped it tighter …
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It Is What It Is (What It Is)
Birmingham, 2005
Dark drive down the I at 75
I am destitute and stranded
Sense to be made, I am afraid
I need to understand it
Ask a stupid question
Might get …
Firefly Fling
Birmingham, 2009
The moon blind-sided the sun again
As we grabbed the loose ends of the tide and then
The slippery slide
You know I can’t say when
I ever took a ride that slapped me that silly
With rolling …
Everybody is sick of love!
Except for the girl dancing slowly
Folded in the arms
Of her gentle boy
Her eyes closed in precious determination.
As if she could trap this moment
Behind lacquered lashes
Match time somehow
To the slow sarabande that fills her …
Whispering
You’ve been whispering to yourself now for so many nights, and I have been mending the windows in the third story attic in my mind. I have no idea what you’ve been writing, that’s certain, but I hope it’s vital …
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