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,

Spring into fall, And we’ve all hit a wall. Love comes quickly. Sometimes, it grows. Summer, then rain,

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

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

Dignity is death.

I love John. I love when he cries. When he looks at me, I fly.

Why do I still feel guilty About things That are out of my favor?

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

My mother is the darkness inside m… She planted the seed That grew into brambles, And now, I can’t be loud Because she makes me so

I came back from a mortal hell, But on my way home, I saw no white god, And I saw no golden spirit, And I saw no true son.

You’re bleeding down my legs, Tangling me up in your fingers. I want to run my nails down your b… And sigh in your ear.

You know, I miss you both Like I miss my childhood blanket That I wonder idly about.

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

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

Love starts like this: We like the same books, We like the same music, We seem like a match made in high… It crumbles like this: