without sleep
her words burn like fire
volatile and wild
whipping through the space
between us
stinging
biting at my skin
quartering my psyche
curtailing my every motivation
her words haul much power
more than she will ever know
yet she is so placid
as she rests
recharging for her next flight
glowing embers
imprints
I love the bruises left behind
from our sessions
skin on skin
puddles of molecules mixed
alchemy broken down
pulverized fragments of time
the coming together
of friends
in the beams of his attention
I stand alive
content with dying slowly
soaking up every moment
every brilliant particle
in hopes of maybe retaining the sum
memorizing our many equations
drinking up the world that stirs
just beneath his surface
Barbiturates at times are my only friends except for when they leave me stranded lying in bed awake and lonely in the dark and even then only they like a close friend know what it is that I truly need.
your modesty
always
seems to get in the way
of my words
fatal line breaks
unsteady bridges
how do I get over to you?
I'd brave anything
rushed
the shadows of my life
fly past me
trying to get ahead
they intend on cutting me off
before I reach the fork
I've always stuck close to the tree line
until today
we won't bleed
if we don't fight
brave the sun with me
share the lonely night
the glow of the fire
the warmth of the white
can be our home
together, we can be right
