So stealthily I lead: Touching green, Seeing rocks below me. I’m gulping pride Because I know life is

In my house, You don’t ask questions. The whispers from mom and dad Signal you to a hiding place. In my house,

Splattered you All over my body And flecks of skin Inside every crevice. I can’t get rid of you

While I’m alone, He’s with her. While I’m crying, He’s kissing And rolling

I could hop on a train. Grow akin to the screaming and whi… Where would I go? Far from here, from cold. Tell my parents my love,

Then he said, “I never said I was… Then I said, “I never asked you t… Then we kissed.

It’s so quiet. I feel soft. The winter hurts, So I burrow inside, But I forget how to

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

Listening to you sleep, I’m in grace. Each breath a prayer. Every rustle a litany. You don’t know how loud you are

She looked like innocence And felt like sin And died like grace And fell like a bird And fell like a bird

Woah. The bright sky Makes me want to live, And the grass Smells too good to miss.

That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:

If you’re happy, then I’m happy. I’ll be ok if you’re ok. I can’t die without you living. I won’t move on without you search… At night, do you think about me?