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

Twigs on fire Never linger, never flit. Their emotions stand dire To the situation that cannot be sp… Twigs on fire never see.

The stars belong to both the sun And the moon Just as my heart does belong to yo… You may not see me, but I’ll be there.

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.

A tree fell in the park last night… I didn’t hear it go. The innards smelled of peppermint, And I felt the crumbling dirt Turn into ash in my hand.

With him, It’s like there were no scars. There are no sheepish looks No burning shame. There was no John

If flowers could cry, Would the water out-spilled Also drown them Like a sloshing grave of Wet mud?

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

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

I dislike nothing more than Philosophy. How lazy.

He thinks I’m pretty And maybe too witty, That I was worth the fight. He claimed he’s so glad. I’m the best he’s ever had.

I feel like I want to hurt, To show myself how beautiful this… The illusion makes me strong. I feel like I can’t get hurt, But I still hope for the pain of…

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

Nobody can see the darkness in me, And when I go deep, I bring a flashlight to slash thro… The dark. I once used to frolic in light,

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