the rain

the rain 

trickles down

the window pane

mimicking the tears

that appear in 

my eyes

if i let it

it will rule over

my heart

making it stop

all feeling 

inside

blocking the sun

and everyone who

wants to help

i sit on my shelf

hypnotized

barely alive

(dry)

wise

1)

one potion, three cups
which one has the best of it
which one has the worst?

2)

i used to wonder
what would make me the wisest
now i just want heart

3)

eyes of wisdom stare
cups leading to who knows where
take another drink

in conference

you and me
bouncing ideas

from head to head

whisper low
so i can hear

what i should have said

you and me
against the world

conference to conference

even when
all their thoughts

make no sense
make no sense

tell me again
what to say

i'll learn to mean it

(repeat)

accept

as the night
grew still
and the dreamy voices
set in

and i could feel him
slowly slip away

he willed himself
to clarity
to tell me
most tenderly

about my creativity

he told me
he liked to see
my pictures

(not the selfies)

he liked
what my eye saw
and what my photos
told

in mid-darkness

i knew
there was truth
in his whispers

because the last thing
you say
before you turn out
your light

is the thought
that separates you
from your convictions

and even obstetricians
long for
the sleep of a child

meek and mild
and accepting
of all things good

(could)

arbor life

1)

once i roamed freely
then the tree took over me
now i'm arbor life

2)

climbing to the sun
spreading arms and legs and stuff
straining for a rhyme

3)

i was once like you
but i stopped to think it through
now it's all through me

please

we once breathed

the same air

your dark hair

fluttering in the breeze

you tried so hard

to keep me sane

you tried so hard to please

i saw red 

that fateful night

at the damnable sight

of you in that dress

you tried too hard

to keep me looking

you tried too hard to please

coping

i kiss the sun
when you're not here
it's almost as hot
and twice as near

(find)