All of San Francisco’s fog is in my head
But all I want is company in bed
And I can hardly think clearly anymore
What with no one ever knocking on my door
Things often seem to disappear
Including me, might you hear
Things are done and then long gone:
In this evanescent game I’m just a pawn
How foolish I am to write down the words of others as inspiration for my own when all I need to produce the perfectly prosed poem is already within me
Refrain from using the word “always” in reference to earthly things.
Nothing transcends time other than the love of the stars for their offspring down below.
- Someone to call “darling”
- a cup of coffee
- pen
- writing canvas
- a good book
- enchanting people
- an enchanting town
- things to stimulate the senses (beauty)
- color
- peace.
With soft eyes
He watches her
Without
So much as a twinkle
Of greed in his mind
With soft lips
He kisses her worries
Away
Without
An ounce of lust
In his body
And
With soft words
He spins her a lullaby
Without
A single
Fawning
Intention
In his heart
I dream of singing you to sleep
With the sweet sounds of my heart
As it flutters against your touch
I dream of lying awake
In wonder
Contemplating the impossible questions:
Why do you love me?
Why are we here?
Why has the Universe provided this chance
To escape our very shallow world
In as humble a place as a bedroom?
The nightmares you had as a child that you still can’t shake
And the things that make you shiver when you hear them
Those are the things that I want to know about
Those are the things that help me ascertain whether you’re worth my time
Or not
Because the most worthwhile people are always the most shakeable
And the least palpable
I was late to work today
Because instead of eating breakfast
I wrote you a poem
It flowed out of me like the butter that should have been on my pancakes
And I do not regret it one bit
For I thoroughly believe that passion beats promptness
Every time
I miss the nights
We spent together
Even though all we did
Was sit on the couch
And avoid the big questions
And I miss the way you trusted me
With the secrets you even kept from yourself
Because I remember them
And you don’t
I miss your hugs and I miss our talks
That went on long into the night
And I miss the way I felt:
Like you saved me from the dark
I miss your smile
That I used to see more
Before that girl you liked snapped it in two
I miss your laugh,
Your indifference towards life,
And your sad, shining eyes
That used to blink so delicately
To keep the tears from cascading down your cheeks
I miss your words
Almost more than your eyes or your smile or your laugh
Because for the first time in my life
They made me feel valuable
Even if I didn’t believe I was
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I need you back
I need you to kiss my head,
Make your way around to my ear,
And whisper to the demons
That they’ll never take me from you
But you took off
And I lack the courage to follow
and so we covered our eyes and ignored our heads and talked with flowery words that washed away the truth
