Splattered you All over my body And flecks of skin Inside every crevice. I can’t get rid of you
Then he said, “I never said I was… Then I said, “I never asked you t… Then we kissed.
How can somebody Who loves to explore Be so afraid to leave?
I cried out to God, And There was silence.
You know, I miss you both Like I miss my childhood blanket That I wonder idly about.
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
Courage was not letting your broth… But preferring to die From their snide remarks Which shadow prejudice’s unkind da… What happened when they grew up?
Dancing inside makes me sing. Music turns winter into spring. Dancing inside lights up my world. Lyrics give me wings like birds. Dancing inside all the time.
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
But I’m still a kid Only don’t tell my dad that. He’ll say, no, you’re not a kid And you haven’t been a kid in a lo… I guess that when I cry,
I wish I could tell my brother That I loved him, But the words are tight in my thro… And I’m a coward. I wish I didn’t say “thank you”
The grass was dewy. You carried me on your back. I could feel your heartbeat Through your shirt. I wanted you to be mine,
Why am I crying? I’m not crying at the loss of love… I’m crying because I never experi… True love. I wanted epic.
She looked like innocence And felt like sin And died like grace And fell like a bird And fell like a bird
You don’t ask me to speak. You never expect my opinion. I was your second child In a runaway marriage. I suppose I loved you once,
