Enough 

I can’t seem to get enough Of you Your smile Your touch Your Smile Holding my breath  Holding your hand It’s never enough Watching you laugh when I’m not funny Even just to humor me Finding the smallest bit of excitement in our late night talks Saying everything While saying nothing Holding you is never…

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On wings of saints…

Soft and quietLike an cherubs voice I count your breaths like blessings As they harmoniously fill my heart Like a symphony playing under starlit skies Conducted by the Universe ~ As we lay waiting  You fall asleep and I marvel at your infinite beauty ~ Stretched out like silk Your skin as soft as the…

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All the time…

Sometimes Sometimes I don’t think I’ve thought this thing through  I think I’m over my head In too deep Sometimes Sometimes I’m afraid of where this is going I can’t see beyond my fears Faceless demons  Sometimes Sometimes  I look into your eyes I see your smile and I know that’s all I need All…

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Why should I?

Confusion swirls in me like cesspools  Blocking the natural flow of me Not letting me be Looking deep inside for somewhere I belong Do I belong here? Why can’t I get lost inside the comfort of my own soul There is no rest…                for the wicked Thanks Ozzy…

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I hope you never…

I hope you never doubt the truth of us Spinning in circles in love Dumb to possibilities unknown to everyone Hanging from chandlers swinging Overjoyed in the frame captured on the lens of fate Dancing to music that only we hear Next to the ocean On the beach Wind blowing Holding my hand Kissing my…

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Sup, Tanis?

I appreciate all the email, texts, calls, instamessages, tweets, and all the other methods you use to connect with me. I’m touched that so many people are concerned that I haven’t been writing as much. So what’s up? I’ve been in the process of moving into a new house. I’m still working at Certa Seal,…

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Tomorrow

The right decision never seems to come to me My words My thoughts Hurt everyone I love Everyone I know It feels like no one in the world is listening I feel like Shit Everything I think Everything I believe Everything I want All of it seems out of reach sometimes The only thing that…

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