Never give up on love, Though I’ve died a thousand times Just waiting. And I’ve hoped in the rain. So many times

Sam said, “Get over it.” As if I could Just climb a tree. Sam said,

You were the devil. I knew it before you did; And I was St. Mary With clouds trailing behind me. I gave you my virtue

In the darkest night, A flower will grow.

I don’t understand. I don’t understand the cruelty The darkness The fear This choking feeling.

The tissues know something. Even the mirror knows. My music knows it And especially my pillow. My books can see it

I sing of a new carol Which starts silly giggles As a speeding blue carriage Runs merrily through the dark.

I live inside my head Where soft flurries spin, And there’s a rise of warm water b… I live inside my head Where spikes stick out

I’ve been waiting For years And days And all the seconds For a warm body.

While you were gone, My childhood dog died. I wept for both of you, And I felt like a corpse. While you were gone,

Nobody wishes so Such as me To die quickly Or be mauled in Such a manner that

I was born of the Virgin Mary, Given life to rid earth of evil. Blood on my hands, Dirt on my hands, I’m akin with Christ Himself.

She has the piece that holds it al… What was revealed to her came slow… When it all comes together, it’s l… When it all falls apart, it’s dead… One little lie can tear a family a…

I dislike nothing more than Philosophy. How lazy.