begins

you and me
were carefree
at the beginning

you
withahundredwords
a minute

telling me about
your day

and me
two syllables in
between

(the rest implied)

strapped into
a ride
without a known
end

descending into
the dark

with a light
heart

(start)

hated

that fist
that clenches
in the middle of the night

that ball of hate
that can't wait
until my eyes close

that explosion
of me knowing
how wrong i always am

that feeling
that keeps the healing
away from my door

no good anymore
the heart's on the floor

whatever was sun
is gone again

laving me brewing
tossing and turning
when all should be
free

nothing's good to me
without you

but you're past caring
about that

(away)

chosen

not this apple
but that

not that apple
but this

i watched
you select
only the best

for your basket

but as the sun
shone its way
through
the orchard

it overshadowed
the path 
to my heart

if you
are this particular
over fruit
that gets eaten

if you
are this cautious
about food
you partake

then how
did you think
i was the one
that was worth it?

how
did you know
i was the one
that would stay?

the apple
of your eye
as time passes by

rotten to the core

will you ever
find out
the secret of
my appeal

or am i
in the darkness
forevermore?

(choose)

reach out

you are
a giggle
in my ear
and a whisper
in my heart

even though
we're apart
we're still alive

when we
reach out
and dream

planes

planes take me
to you

and for that i love them

they cut through
the clouds
so lowly strung

paying no mind
to the trouble
and turbulence

of me

planes take me
away from you

and for that i hate them

they cut through
the strings
so newly begun

paying no mind
to the tears
and tribulations

of me

a miracle
of invention
and
a curse
of suspension

all encased
in cold steel
and bolts

the jolts are extra

(fly)

no rhyme required

you just can't
jump in and write a poem

it involves thought
and action and deed

a pouring of the soul
on paper and pen

loops of cursive and all

you just can't
appear out of nowhere

tapping the keys in
frustration and passion

waving your fingers
madly through the air

in search of yourself

pen to paper
cursor to letter
rhyme to reason

life to hand

those who understand
capture the phrases
and turn the pages
of your heart

one word at a time

no rhyme required
to grow

(know)

feel again

clean sheet of paper
clean heart

neat corner of the room
neat mind

cool side of the pillow
cool body

settle up accounts
and move away

past soul
past self

past help

clever words can't
define you now

walk in the shadows
of felt

and feel again

(new)