Jess

Jess?   I found some pictures. Pictures of you. Not the you I once knew. Gone now, the mass of black curls. Gone, the sharp cheekbones women whispered about, the slanted green eyes that pierced so much they frightened people. Gone now the tiny frame of muscle that had lifted me high and twirled with [...]

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Not Your Baby

I’m okay I’ve never been helpless I’m not the baby Anymore   Don’t worry I don’t need saved I’ve made it this far On my own   I’m all right I never asked for Not your baby All alone   Don’t worry I’m okay I was your baby Not anymore

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What About Us

What about me Was I what you thought at all Did I live up to your fantasy Did I step up to the call   What about you Are you done with me at last Have I used up your imagining Your dream of what is past   What about us Have you really seen [...]

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Lemonade

Maybe the most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs. –Marianne Faithfull

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Disclaimer

The thing is, I’ve never wanted to tell another how to interpret my writing. I want to create it, not define it. I’ve always believed that once I write something, it’s like a picture; it’s however you see it. Just like song is however you hear it. It’s your experience. If I give it to [...]

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Twist

“I’m doing this for you.”                               –Last words of a sociopath

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Collected Perceptions

Now that you’ve taken everything Tell me how does it feel to need more Now that you’ve drank your fill Tell me how does it feel to be bored Now that you’ve spent all your time How do you know you’re too late Now when you empty your pockets How do you sort your mistakes [...]

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On the Inside

I saw you on the inside From where I used to live I saw you where you hide From my perfect fit I saw the secrets in your heart The ones you’re loath to show I always saw most everything You didn’t let me know   I kept the faith we both did pledge I [...]

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Injustice

What are you going to do? Arrest me? I’ve been myself for this long now, how could you think I would stop? And I never could stand injustice. It’s been said that when I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone. Not the most flattering analogy, but likely true. In fact, I [...]

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Waiting On Him

She waits Counting hours Days Weeks She’ll wait It’s been a year now She’s waiting For him   She stays Counting fears Doubts Assurances He’ll stay For all those tears now She’s staying For him   She hates Counting signs Red flags Hunches She hates them There are so many Waiting On him

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