painter for a knight

inspire my paintbrush
be my masterpiece
help me capture that way you look at me
i'd use yellow for your eyes
purple cheeks
green hair
red hands
you're breathing art that i need to slice
you don't need that last dimension all that much -
do you?
naw – didn't think so
messy palette of layered paint
slide seductive fingers down the colors
fingers making love to cloth

hospital bracelet

slimy cold
biting my way
through grainy earth
worm struggling
root ropes strangle me
scrunched up eyes
attempting to move
in a place
not even big enough
to breathe in
ache
and people wonder
why i come out crying

on the cover

i got my victory music back today
the one that acts like a tupperware bowl for feelings
fresh leftovers from that pivotal week -
flying in that brown van – hair whipping by
strong dams holding back tears in his eyes
he didn't want it to be harder than it had to be
it was the theme song to the morning
after an orchestra night with him
first cd played when i moved -
that was my solo
okay – that was fun
i want to have my band back now