Warning

Green, green, green
Yellow...
Green, green, green
Yellow...
Green, fast
Green, free
Green, thrill
Green, speed
Green, green, green
Crash.

White T-shirt

The saddest picture
in my mind
or in real time
is the image of
a heartbroken girl
with pigtails and knees
curled to chest;
White t-shirt
tainted by
black streaks
tears down her cheeks
repeating their song
and white cotton underwear
wondering where
it all went so wrong

Disconnected

He moves and yet you still will never know
the way my soul will stretch too far to break
into an open grave for as he grows
he's dying to reclaim a past mistake
Come here! Oh, if you could you'd hear his voice
a soft and loving coo from deep within
But realize he'll never have the choice
to stay inside the place where it begins;
The dream of life and love as it should be
encapsulates closed flutters of his lids
The hope for anti-animosity
will shed itself from what his hands can give
He sleeps now, quietly so far to go
And while he waits, you still will never know

The Letter

The letter --
was it a misprint?
Sent via careless forethought?
Scratchy and nervous manuscript
I deserved what I got
Was it some kind of missing apology
that you found but quickly lost?
Did you know it made me cry again?
You didn't stop to subtract the cost?!
Regardless of your reason
It's at the very bottom
of an abandoned, overfilled trashlot

Fragments

Fragments of discussions
linger on my mind
Frustrated awareness
our thoughts are not aligned
Like rushing into a battle
filled with hidden mines
Shrapnel tears right through me
While I bleed double time

Choose

Take her offer
she won't let you refuse
Let her have all of you
she knows how to abuse
The private and public
ways to amuse
Her greedy needs
however --
you choose...

Meditation

Your familiar soul
alive from the stars
Your repertoire of breaths
intertwined within mine
And you meditate so quietly
so close to my heart
An unborn son
a priceless gift
another precious life

*for AJ