Move Forward

What if I left you behind
So what?
Who cares?
You see you left me behind
in ever so many ways
And now I have to move
forward
or forever remain in the past.
And there are my reasons.
So simple
so plain
no string quartet attached.
I left because
I cared
enough not to look back.

Worn

Mama said it was broken,
beyond repair.

Life had slowly worn him out.

Silently

My watching angel
how quietly
you slipped from view.

And kept silent
as they nailed
your wings
to the wall.

Objection

She objects
to everything
you ever were

and everything
I cannot be.

Pieces

I leave her a tiny piece of sparkling light
so when the night finally comes
she will know that I have been here.

Map book

My map
is so small
you could
trace it
on the palm
of my hand.

And still
have space.

Broken

Who was the first to break?
Was it I
the little girl?

OR was it you?

I was already broken.

So

So here I am
with sparkling raindrops
encasing me
in my own cocoon
of bottles and pictures
and everything
that was ever anything.

Imaginary gun

I have a wandering thought
I sometimes catch a glimpse of
that if I had a semi-automatic
I could figure what was wrong.

Take away the emptiness.

Hold it in my hand
pull the trigger.

Hold it to my head
pull the trigger.

Little Monsters

FAITHFULLY I WANTED TO BE QUEEN
A QUEEN,
FOR ALL ETERNITY.


WHAT YOU GOT WAS THIS.


NO QUEEN, NO FANFARE, NO HAPPY EVER AFTER.
FOR LITTLE MONSTERS
CAN NOT BE QUEEN.