Both of Us

walk in small steps try to convince me how to drown on land teach me in big words won't you read my mind I've let myself go sit in a circle of friends haven't you noticed we are at the end of a burning violin gather safely in the arms of a sleepwalking stranger and … Continue reading Both of Us

Forgotten Post #15: Own

I have the words, I laid them down somewhere, I think, I think, I heard the tune in the air, so before I turn and lay to waste, bring the melody to your lips and wait, for an absolution, to a history that is yours to bare towards a future not quite ready to go … Continue reading Forgotten Post #15: Own

Forgotten Post #14: Drew

It was the tap, tap, tap twisting words into a message that belted out the sound tap, tap, tap I first heard it when I was young it was a scratch then, a thump against a cage made of bone and wisdom. Sing for me, they said as I stood trembling before them. Instead I … Continue reading Forgotten Post #14: Drew

The First One

Tomorrow is Father's day, and although I had 15 years, give or take, of Father's days before you drove into our lives, this is the first one, in almost 10, without you. I never paid much attention to these days before. I had this naivety about them that I now resent because I brushed them … Continue reading The First One