Dead Paper

leftover sparksfade quicklyon paperafter thoughtsof all the...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:20:15 -0500

leftover sparks
fade quickly
on paper
after thoughts
of all the afterthoughts
I try to save
cutting out
memories and
waiting for the glue
to dry.

heartsextractedfor each otherwarm and dripping,a cycle of...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:40:17 -0500

hearts
extracted
for each other
warm and dripping,
a cycle of loneliness
coming
to an end.

it’s peculiar,the power of dustfound in the cold spaceswe...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0500

it’s peculiar,
the power of dust
found in the cold spaces
we dream about
eyes open
and breath held
hoping the snow-globe
we live in
may someday settle.

a rush of waveson the skin,a burn of bloodin the heart.diving...

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:28:00 -0400

a rush of waves
on the skin,
a burn of blood
in the heart.

diving headfirst,
holding our breath.

the depth of a universelooking down at usas we try to find our...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:06:00 -0400

the depth of a universe
looking down at us
as we try to find our way
with shoes untied.

soda pop on the tongue, the fizz andburn in my lungs, this...

Mon, 07 May 2012 18:42:18 -0400

soda pop on the tongue, the fizz and
burn in my lungs, this condensation on
my skin; American summer sun be gentle
and hold me quietly as I try to remember
myself.

i never felt as helpless as i did when i was nine and you were...

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:15:00 -0400

i never felt as helpless as i did when i was nine and you were ten
and you picked him over me and i saw you hold his hand and whisper
something that i didn’t hear but wished i did and then you hid
with him behind the old oak tree and i pretended not to care
which was silly because i cared a lot, and i thought about how
your hand would feel warm inside mine and i thought about the time
i sat close to you and i was scared, i could smell your hair
and it smelled like flowers and i wanted to scream out how you made me
dizzy inside my stomach and my head but i didn’t and instead i scribbled

i have a secret for you

with my finger into the sand of the sandbox but i knew you’d never see it
because it started to rain, which i thought was odd since it was still sunny
but it did, and my nose and eyes were all runny, and my face was all wet.

pleasedon’t look back.the world isonlygetting olderand...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:28:00 -0400

please
don’t look back.
the world is
only
getting older
and soon,
even the sun
will fall
asleep.

we are artists, deviants and destroyers of the mundane; feel our...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:09:00 -0400

we are artists,

deviants

and

destroyers

of the mundane;

feel our touch

and remember.

i let you pass through my mind silently dripping into the...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:56:00 -0400

i let you pass through my mind

silently

dripping into the dark

sleepy

space of my thoughts

before i fell

fast asleep.

i exhale, i breathe to remind the universe that i too am a...

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:29:00 -0500

i exhale,

i breathe

to remind

the universe

that i too

am a beautiful note

its symphony.

one of our collages is an iphone case now!

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:03:05 -0500

one of our collages is an iphone case now!

stars are delicate, we both know that, like hearts or glass...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:53:00 -0500

stars are delicate,

we both know that,

like hearts

or glass jars

filled to the brim

with dreams

and wishes

and lost prayers,

caught

but still alive,

still breathing,

each a story,

a secret,

and if we listen,

if we stand here quietly

and don’t breathe,

we might hear them

whispering.

the greeks called it an abandonment, downfall and darkening of...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:41:05 -0500

the greeks called

it an abandonment,

downfall and darkening

of a heavenly body

is that what your

shadow casts on me?

obscuring vision

engulfing emotion,

an eclipse.

before you kissed me you whispered something so softly only my...

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:31:14 -0500

before you kissed me

you whispered

something so softly

only my soul

could hear it,

and at that moment

i understood everything,

why the

earth

and stars

and universe existed,

and why i was created

with a heart.

can we echo louder than butterflies, louder than mistakes, and...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:55:00 -0500

can we echo

louder than butterflies,

louder than mistakes,

and death, and shadows?

you’re smoldering inside my mind, memories consumed like...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:50:05 -0500

you’re smoldering inside

my mind, memories consumed

like cells of exposed film on fire;

a flushed and flickering mess.

in reverse the shutter opens, releasing light back into the...

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:40:05 -0500

in reverse

the shutter opens,

releasing light

back into the world.

what is the distance of life, and how much time does it take to...

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:59:39 -0500

what is the distance of life,

and how much time does it take

to travel through?

use your voice dreamer, your brain, your hands, your...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:42:06 -0400

use your voice dreamer,

your brain,

your hands,

your heart.

let’s fix this nightmare,

before we fall

apart.