(2014)
I dreamt the dream again It repeats Always the same Built on borrowed uncertainty An uncompromising battle within me
That’s not me in that box I’ll not be shrouded Or cushioned on silk Do not dress me in Cotton Perfect me for heaven
There’s a name for me Involuntary childless And I can’t escape this It’s everywhere I look Being an involuntary childless
We are the children of the Four A wandering race The leaves, trees and streams feed… The earth water and winds sustain… We belong to no man
Death takes the insecurities out o… They say things get better If you stop fighting the anger goe… The tears simply dry up A sheet of ice freezes over the em…
It is in the aftermath that the wo… The devastation in the knowing That we are nearly parting The silence after being US
I was always late For you And I never rushed, never thought… Time stalked me like a wasp I floated through life as if on a…
There is a room Inside me Hidden towards the back of my mind You could call it a memory I keep it locked with a golden key
When you were here I’d watch you sleep While carving your face on clay Trying to capture
Explosion I am explosive You stupidly take it Ripping away at you Shredding skin
I fell backwards Seeing all in slow motion You standing, you kissing her So our love has run its course This fact sinks in with a whisper
There are ghosts in the telephone She says Holding the receiver like a tiny b… Holding on for life or death Using the last strength left
This truth It will destroy you An August day While you sweep up rose petals On our Sun drenched porch
I am a little restless with the so… It’s hard to keep breathing I try to shut my ears to it That tiny thing screeching Walk away real fast
She’s dying over and over again, From the insanity of the missing. The heart will repair, Though I wouldn’t dare say this. At the sky she stares,