May 11, 2019

Rewards

Something happened there
Violent beyond time
A breaking of stars
Held up in hotel rooms
Kissing in the mirror
Where dark matter
Formed our bodies
Did we forget the stars
Where they hid from us
A call out, a phone call
The master plan
Is more alive now
Then just you or I
Willed to change
Be brave
Be there
Gentle calm
Static pull
Can’t we always find
Our way back
Promise the stones
Kiss the roses
They said the world
Opens and closes
At will
And what happens next
Is burned into me
Closer they said
Make a mark
Over my heart so I know
What is real again
The trees moved
With my breath
The stars collided
Into bathroom mirrors
A strangers voice
Accepted me
And beckoned me
Come closer
Meet upon wet soil
Prepare for the end
Where we all belong
Below the broken sink
It’s flowing waters
Collide in kissing mouths
Make love
Uproot the forest
Buried under fallen leaves
Pretend to panic
But gently this time
Patience rewards
The stars are bright 
In the rain 

May 10, 2019

The Same

It's easy, it's so simple
it's the forest, it's the fantasy
another dream we both forget
it's easy, just keep going
remember the motion
always lie in wait
a brief encounter, blasted
blossoms, boundless
a lark, my heart
promise you'll stay
but let go
just the same

Wherever We Find Ourselves


the utterly crushing blackness
collides and pulls
breaking apart, smears
words and promises
interchangeable and wicked
fixed and manic
a masterful snowfall
the deep ice where nothing
survives
and reflects those tiny
stars
lost
in her great blackness

Hollow and Hungry

animals stalk my mind
hold me down
pull me back
ancient mystery where
have we met
before
focus deep into
the tiger's eyes
silence fills me
words along
the break
my hand grasps
in the dark
yes i know now
where we met
before

The Veil Is Lifted

I lean in
hold my hand out
put my lips close
whisper into the cracks
where the insects live
their whole life in layers
"Hello, I'm here"
and the spiders dance
"Don't be afraid"
the soft ground brings me closer
will they answer this time?