I often cajole myself Into crying, But I refrain. I know I’ll never stop.

Nights of chuckling After no jokes And Dancing without nerves Become me

Can you hear it? It is the cry of the poor. Their howling curls inside of my h… It pains me as if I were one of t… But, I am.

Wait 'til Michigan comes. I think I’ll wait 'til then. Think I’ll wait 'til I hear my co… Hear them loving me in Michigan. Think I’ll wait 'til I swim.

The grass was dewy. You carried me on your back. I could feel your heartbeat Through your shirt. I wanted you to be mine,

I lost my innocence On a king-sized sheet With four posters And the two of us. Just the two of us

He helps her with her blush. She’s surging red, Velvet and soft like a rose. Her mouth’s gone dry With his wind.

In my daydreams, I used to be an acrobat, Flying through air Into capable hands. In my dreams,

Last night, all I saw was Nancy. The way she cried when I held her… Like a fleshy cradle Around her broken heart. I saw her loving me

You met me in the winter When I was a petal, Something you desperately wanted t… You loved me in the summer, Underneath the palm oil trees

Walking by at night, I saw the falling snow Tumble down like sleep. God, how could you be So cruel as to give

What you meant– What I meant When I said, “I love you.” What you meant to me Wasn’t what you said

Mark, I miss you, And I love you. Each day is lost Without you.

Moon up, Pants down. I said no. His body said yes.