I’ve written things and said some… Wagged my tongue and tripped over… Flapped my gums 'til blue in the f… Never a clue how to win the race Huffed and puffed and circumstance…

She’s a bad-ass bitch That talks with a lisp And I pity the fool that would fi… She’ll shove your face in the dirt And make your everything hurt

My baby’s got Curly red hair Shimmering eyes Freckles to spare Likes to play games

Always classy Never trashy Kinda sassy Sweet thing Ashley

What if I watched with no judgement or saw without shame, nurtured your essence behind drawn shades?

I’m not the one That I should be I’m just the man You came to see Imperfect you

Ev’ryone’s so shiny and bright Double rainbows and laser lights I guess that’s why I’ve come to c… To be the dark side of the moon

Hope you are a voyeur Hope you want to see What it truly means Be this human thing Offering my soul

Told you that we’d last forever Told you that we’d always be Told you we could count on never How could I be so naive Only those that want a tether

Face down in gutter again Seems to be my closest friend Where I land time and again Nothing new except the end

I really love how the moonlight Reveals the sparkle in your eyes And how the cold accentuates The feelings shown across your fac… How every time you take a breath

Walked a labyrinth And wrote a poem Then suddenly It all exploded

I like to watch... an ant traverse a grass forest a flower unfurl in moonlight a muskrat reap trifolium a leaf quiver in mid-day breeze

Elaborate mazes Of conjured phrases Tickle the ear Of literary peers But don’t read the type