Thursday, December 31, 2020

mile to mile

can't disconnect 
from the feeling
that we haven't truly met

side views underline 
my hypothesis

we talk, and fill
trying to keep what's still there

even if all we see
is the fantasy of what's
for us

each convincing with words
what we can't say

and movement to movement's
a mile away

empty islands of remorse
waved over with dark waters 
of insanity

why does it have to be this way?

(stay)





Friday, December 25, 2020

outlook unclear

it's only when
you are truly alone
that you realize 
your own worth

not what he thinks
not what she thinks
not what they believe
not what they know

but what you know
and feel inside

some say 
never apologize 
for your own beliefs

some say 
stride ahead
on your own path

but i never wrote anything
but what he thought

and i never walked anywhere
under my own power

and ever footfall was 
softened
by someone else

the outlook's unclear
when you can't see
with your own eyes

depending on the call
of others

staying out in the rain
with no sense but nonsense

blank to the stars again

(can't win)





Saturday, December 19, 2020

out of reach

i didn't know
what we could not see
and shouldn't say
what i can't remember

but i have this feeling
of you as being good

innocent, if you would

white paper without writing
or any telltale smudges

offering yourself up to me
in amazement

and even though you're cloudy
out of focus under my hand

i still can feel warmth
and the promise of something good

if only things would 
swing our way

sometimes the stars seem
so close you can touch them

ever burning out of sight

(alive)




Tuesday, December 15, 2020

we don't

we don't kiss
but i miss your kisses

we don't hug
but i miss your warmth

we don't seem to see
eye to eye
we don't seem to give
any reason why
we're always saying 
hello goodbye

we aren't like lovers
it's true

but i still miss the heart of you

(true)