I Can't

Stuck in traffic and no one to flirt with except truckers. Not happening. My phone rings and I don’t recognize the number. I answer. It could be the school, my doctor, or a random hot stranger. It could be. It wasn’t. It’s the ex-girlfriend. She flirts. We talk. She wants to grab lunch. I tell…

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She Dances

A silver men’s watch rested on her wrist Like her soul it was broken long ago It was worn as a reminder of her past She has no need for time She’s never in a hurry The world stands still and marvels at her as she dances by herself With her selves Many forgotten memories…

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She

She stood alone Naked Bare Body Mind and Soul In front of the Universe She stood Broken Alone and Afraid She walks countless beaches looking for lost treasure She waits for something real Something true She gathers the lost children of the Ent Putting them back together in sorted menageries that resemble her scattered thoughts…

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Untitled and Unending

Through an existential haze of love and lust our wires cross Becoming more than what was and extending to what will be We fall into a deep pit of dreams and find our own light in the darkness Climbing up jagged cliffs of broken hearts and ancient desires we penetrate into nothingness No mountain seems…

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And I dance

I dance with your memory under a blanket of stars Rising smoke from the campfire rushes into heaven And I dance as if no one is watching Nobody is Elder gods rejoice in my thunder While the sounds of woodland creatures serenade me Knowing every moment spent with you is an eternity without words My…

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