(2013)
I was addressed today in the secret silent language that everyone knows; except for me. It was assumed I’d know exactly
I stared at her like she was a painting, as if I had all day and night to drink in every curve and contour
From the first remembered breath, I was running to escape. I didn’t need a map. It didn’t matter which direction. It hurt too much for any fool to s…
I’ve been so afraid to speak these heartfelt words. This secret has been kept so well, from myself, by myself,
The storm is brewing. I smell it in the air. I am panicking. I fear this tempest might cost my life.
These words, gently laid upon this page, amount to my sincere prayer they reach within you, and touch your secret self,
A subtle movement, a facial expression, a particular posture, the constant hint of danger; as if he were here again,
I hide here behind a genuine misbelief that I am special, I am different I and only I
Look out there, see them, boy ? They want yer juice. They’re dry, them circlin’ desert… All they want's yer juice, boy.
trust the one who seeks the truth doubt the one who says he’s found…
Not so long ago I was convinced you were the culprit, the masked robber of my sacred trust.
Come out, come out, wherever you are. I know you’re in here. You dirty little secret.
I commit myself to God; sometimes, not often. I believe in God; sometimes,
That cranky old mongrel hound cooped up down the alley; he ain’t got no teeth no more but he still knows how to snarl. he gets them young pups all worked…
You play your cards so well. Looks like you’ve had a lot of pra… You seem to have a thorough grasp of all the rules of the game. As you cover every angle,