Our last drink was number 4 past my limit. We should find a cocktail. Let’s walk the streets silently screaming attack us for our crimes. You’re holding my hand. As I kiss your neck. Eenie meenie miney mo, catch a hood rat with some blow. This all happened in a matter of minutes.
- And no one thought?
- People hid their thoughts. It was easier to ignore than to be put in an uncomfortable situation.
- So you were sad all the time?
- I lied to myself to make it easier on everyone else. Found an area in my head where no one could question. It wasn’t obvious why…
This has become too easy. I have run out of fingers to count the stares. So you lend me yours. That’s why I love you. That’s why they think we are sinners.
But to our advantage,
we grow numb as they throw words through our paradise.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
THIS IS MY ODE FOR YOU...YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I went to visit my rock tonight.
I walked around the dark
Making my way to the river banks,
I once promised her.
To the idea of laughter as a form of medicine.
I stopped on a hill half way down to the shore…
And saw her through the night.
She was laughing.
I told you we would laugh together.
One day in the future.
I walked to my rock
No longer feeling the need to protect.
It was the part where we checked the glue.
Tell me a story…
I asked.
You told me a story…
of two birds who went through trials together.
You said that each time one of the birds flew off in search of something different,
the other bird’s heart broke a little.
Each time the bird that stayed behind
thought it was the last time she would have to go through this.
Each time her heart broke a little,
her soul grew stronger,
her mind grew smarter.
And with each time her mate left,
she was able to rely on other birds around to help her survive.
Every aspect of her life grew and changed.
And each time the mate came back she was stronger.
Well rock, it looks as if your bird has come back to stay.
I asked my rock to promise me one thing
For the future.
I told her to promise she will be happy.
Because I have learned that through happiness
Comes strength.
My rock looked at me and smiled.
She said she will remember the times when her eyes hurt from nights of tears.
She said she will remember her place in my life.
And then she said she will promise to be happy.
Can I ask one more question,
I said.
Can I stay in your life?
I went to visit my rock tonight.
I walked around the dark
Making my way to the river banks,
I once promised her.
To the idea of laughter as a form of medicine.
I stopped on a hill half way down to the shore…
And saw her through the night.
She was laughing.
I told you we would laugh together.
One day in the future.
I walked to my rock
No longer feeling the need to protect.
It was the part where we checked the glue.
Tell me a story…
I asked.
You told me a story…
of two birds who went through trials together.
You said that each time one of the birds flew off in search of something different,
the other bird’s heart broke a little.
Each time the bird that stayed behind
thought it was the last time she would have to go through this.
Each time her heart broke a little,
her soul grew stronger,
her mind grew smarter.
And with each time her mate left,
she was able to rely on other birds around to help her survive.
Every aspect of her life grew and changed.
And each time the mate came back she was stronger.
Well rock, it looks as if your bird has come back to stay.
I asked my rock to promise me one thing
For the future.
I told her to promise she will be happy.
Because I have learned that through happiness
Comes strength.
My rock looked at me and smiled.
She said she will remember the times when her eyes hurt from nights of tears.
She said she will remember her place in my life.
And then she said she will promise to be happy.
Can I ask one more question,
I said.
Can I stay in your life?
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