pulse
so what does life really mean, anyway?
not blood in veins, or
breath inside, but what is life?
to the blue, is it torment?
is it meaningless?
is this cold, dark world not but a
-cell-
that we simply survive?
to the happy, is it joy?
is there so much in the
world as to say
'why yes, life is an
apple pie!'
a big birthday present
every day?
to the lover, is it her?
is life accumulated and
manifested into that
one girl who is every
pulse and breath? is
she the reason for being?
to each is own - something
my mom told me in my
ignorant youth
what is life to me?
i'll never tell.
january 21, '02
thunder
dark clouds looming,
i can see the road from here
driving into the void seems
almost foolish sometimes
the storm is coming
and i am afraid, but i know i will survive
this torment, this whirlwind,
-it is only temporary-
and i can see the sun on the other side.
thin-skinned
maybe i was more sensitive
when they talked about me before
maybe i should have grown up
when they yelled at me
or questioned me
or silently whispered about me
perhaps i should have let it slide
when they pushed me away and i became noone
bleeding and scarred, i let them get to me
i thought what they thought, and i did become noone
years later, i am someone
i am talented and capable
i have friends
yet the wounds continue
it's silly, i know, to let this bother me
but in ignorance, even friends can open old wounds
sticks and stones can break my bones
but words will never hurt me
bullshit.
september 30, '01
futility ***
a sigh, a tear, and thought of what was
but can no longer be
i caught the shadow of a memory, and it made me
remember a certain set of star-shaped lights
and a certain bed, wrapped around a certain girl
that i can certainly not see again. i wince;
but i sniff, and turn into the wind -alone-
which is probably better anyway.
february 25, '03 - 11:12 p.m
i wrote this a week after rachel and i separated.
orbital
twilight, secret stars, once seen shooting,
leaves the peripheral to find it's place in creation
and as i sit begging to follow it,
the ghosts of she tickle at my neck,
teasing me with that faint tingle
that i've felt since i saw her
i pause for a second to die a little more,
and i test myself if i did everything right
she was the black behind my bright,
the shine in deep, dark night
i thought) the reason for my being
but i was nothing to she that was everything
and so i sit, quietly, eagerly,
waiting for another shooting star.
march 29, '04 - 1:45 a.m.
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as we swing ***
feather light
swaying on the breeze
that sweeps over the lake
and through the trees of jade
lithe and nimble
are the strands of your hair
flying and waving on
the tips of the wind
a pattern
a puzzle
a dance that beckons my soul
to move inside my chest
arhythmic motion
sets my heart alight
i trip over words
meant to sway you
as the tides of your hair
carry me away to foolishness
july 20, '03 - very early a.m.
this is in regards to my friend emily, who lives in michigan. she is beautiful, and this was written nearly 3 weeks after the mentioned "swing"
evidence ***
dreams not left, but wanting
thinking, toiling, squandring
thrown as far as strength allows
and forsaken past my memory
tripping on whatever keeps me
going
and not lingering
missing everything i should be seeing
and not really missing it at all
yet
destinations not yet pinned
formulas not yet perfect
shadows building, nesting, resting
in the lofts of my perception
darkening my sight, mind, and hope
to a bowl of swill, a trough of shit
a plate full of everything and nothing
that i've worked so hard to misplace
december 31, '03 - 1:27 a.m.
i knew rachel and i were about to break up. even though we were together, i was alone.
silhouette
i couldn't help but notice
how cold you've been lately
what is wrong with you?
such despair and confusion must be trying
though you sit silent, i hear your thoughts
i know why your eyes seem darker than before
yet i know not what to say
i've reasoned and logicated myself
a thousand times over
and have yet to reach pure joy
mirror, mirror, on the wall
you reflect a poor shadow of what could be
you remember cold days that are due to fade
and you deny yourself the forgiveness
that is already forgiven
a prisoner of remorse may soon find
the only key for salvation is the one
in his own hand
september 19, '01
reminisce
i could tell you i miss you
but i'd be inviting
i could tell you i want you
but i'd be dying
i could tell you that it would be better
but i'd be lying
i could tell you you'd love me
but we both know that's not right
i could tell you that you'd want me
but you didn't before, so why would you now?
we could reopen our wounds and start again
but it will all end the same again anyway
we could do the things we used to
but i'd rather just go alone
july 17, '03 - 4:07 p.m.
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