For All Those Lost Poppies

Remember to forget me After all the dust has settled, And I no longer care.

Pure; Like socks on floorboards. Pirouetting until a hole appears — Then barefoot again. Tiptoeing at 4 am, Like a cat down a well...

Where the white tears of angels fall Waterfalls rush towards the edge, Filling pools of blue fabric With a sadness Shed from the eyes of...

Mystic dreamer, Covered in the blood of stars — Your upright promises fall softly. Casting identical shadows Over the sharpened edges of...

Hallucinating pitter patters Arrest my ears, While the rest of my body sleeps — And their words fall around my eyes Like ripe peaches...

subtle memories once loved, I stumble across filled with tears, again

Alchemy; Begins with ripping out the organs And draining the pulpy innards so delicately, That they won’t feel a thing. Then,...

Murmuring, Under freshly drawn umbrellas — They gather sparingly, Reluctant to adorn the sky...

You nurtured me, Fed me, Clothed me, Bathed me, And carried me around inside of you For nine months; Living as one. As mother, and son....

An angel took my wings And threw me off a ledge, Smiling as I tried, and failed To fly.

I saw a butterfly today. It was stretched out From wing to wing, And pinned down on either side. Its azure body, So delicately hung — ...

we live as we die, wishing we weren't

You’re always just around the corner, Just out of reach — Sending whispers through the stale air In between my ears. Filling my temporal...

I guess, I write because I have to, it's the only thing that keeps me from getting lost (and sometimes it's the cause). I write because I...

i consist only of bones and a little bit of good will the rest is just filler

Finally, You're diving through the clouds together With sunscreen smiles That hang from ear to ear and drench your sea-sprayed faces ...