infinite tuesday

i want
an infinite tuesday
with you

a no more bluesday

hide all the glue day

see a great view day
with you

a coo coo catchoo day

go past the stew day

mew mew the mewsday
with you

i want
an infinite tuesday
with you

forever

apart to-gether

i worry that
if i don't take
control

of the conversation

you'll plague me
again
you'll fool me
again

you'll trick me into
believing

that your way is right

i do have
the greatest sympathy
for you

even though
you hate my mercies
even though
you push away
my comfort

even though
you strike at any
help
i give

i think good of you
still
and boost you
to the others

as they turn an
unwilling ear

the words sear
in my throat

but i persist

God knows why
at this point

(deny)

nights

sometimes
all it takes
is an unexpected
"why?"

to make things
go offtrack

sometimes
all one does
is misplace a
kiss

to make feelings
go astray

sometimes
in the silence
of the night

when each passing light
is a falling star
in your heart

all you can do
is bottle up

and start again

it doesn't matter
anyway

(remind me what for)

please

please
let it be real

please
let it be new

please
learn how to feel

please
learn what is true

please
let me inside
even if
it is stark

please
know it is love
even when
it is dark

i'm not an illusion
anymore

(true)

they say

idle talk
about specific things

stormy clouds
empty rings

tender times
are far away

sunny skies
hopeful days

dream away
what's left of the night

surely things
will be all right

they say

beware

beware the one
who tickles your ear
with jokes and laughs
about others

she's also the one
who delights your friends
with jabs and sneers
about you

your child

so glad your child
isn't mine

i'd teach him some manners

with love and attention
and humour

i'd be strict
up to a point

watchful
at all times

ready with a hug
(not a strangle)

and real

you should know
you have a smart
and loving child

inside

it just takes awhile
to excavate him

out of the world's
darknesses