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Friday, January 30, 2009

MAYBE




Dark hands reach out to me
Fingernails
Caked with the earth
I pull away
That's what Daddy would want
These terrifying figures
Moan
Shriek
In pain with the crack of the whip
A light shines
Dark faces with tear stained cheeks
Built in grimaces
Chin up to the world
Dark hands reach out to me
I grab them all at once
Malcom X, Dr. King, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman
But it's too late
They have made it without me
Strong willed
Strong spirited
I rejoice until I hear that word
An utterance heard around America
Coming from the mouths of not only southerners
but all over
Even those dark faces
Maybe I can help after all
Maybe
Maybe

Tuesday, January 27, 2009


A shadow on the wall

That's all

Just a shadow

Is it moving?

No

Just my imagination

Wait...

Did you see that?

Oh

I guess it was nothing

It's nothing

Just a shadow on the wall

That's all

LAUGHING


For a brief moment

I let it out

Not realizing what's happening

Until it's too late

I stop as soon as I come to

I'm light headed

RESISTANCE

Concentrating on the wall
Hoping not to fall
'cause I'm down on my knees
And even two feet would be too far
My bones ache for a whisper
A kiss perhaps
On my cheek
But then again
The broken couch
Doesn't want me to slouch
And fall into men

I don't want to love you
You will only break me
I don't want to love you
You can't make me

Broken glass in between my toes
And oh only God knows
That the pain isn't half as bad as you
I sit alone and twiddle my thumbs
To the beat of refrigerator hums
Red lights flash at the knock on the door
That I try so hard to ignore

I don't want to love you
You will only break me
I don't want to love you
You can't make me

Crushed cans on the side of the road
An old friendly warted toad
Remind me of you

I don't want to love you
You will only break me
I don't want to love you
You can't make me

I don't want to love you
You will only break me
I don't want to love you
You can't make me
You can't make me
Oh God I'm in love

MONOTONOUS

Like a hummingbird in your ear
I buzz I love you
Just like January of last year
I buzz I love you

Because nothing's changed here for me
Has something changed there for you
I don't think we've changed at all
I hope to God we never do

A hundred kisses that feel like silk
A hundred hugs that taste like milk
I run my hand through your hair
Hoping you're still there

Because nothing's changed here for me
Has something changed there for you
I don't think we've changed at all
I hope to God we never do

Just like sad country song
Two years and going strong
I can't believe it's been that long
I found where I belong

Because nothing's changed here for me
Has something changed there for you
I don't think we've changed at all
I hope to God we never..
Because nothing's changed here for me
And nothing's changed there for you
I don't think we've changed at all
I hope to God we never do