leaving early

at first
i wished
you would
ask me to
stay, but
as time goes
on, it gets
easier to
walk away.

when all the
opposite is
truth...
i'll never
really care
for you

a night at the theatre

if i could,
then i
probably would
(or @ least
think about it)
'cause that look
you've got tells
me shit's goin'
down
& i'd love to
be front-row-center

this will be the end, i promise

Dear So & So,

I'm writing to
apologize for our
accident last night.
We must not have
seen the yield sign.

Yours Truly,
Me

p.s. we shouldn't
have crossed that
line.

old wounds & the fear that history repeats itself

Dear So & So,

I regret to inform
you that, last night,
while stargazing,
I injured myself.

Yours Truly,
Me

p.s. i think i fell
head over heels

at the end of the day... when there's nothing left to give

she's right
you know,
about the
binging and purging...
it's all so
cyclical,
it's mystical.

and you're right
you know,
to leave?
sometimes i wonder
how we lasted
this long.

and i'm right
you know,
to wish...
because if we
weren't dreamers
sometimes,
reality would
eat us alive

leave a message or leave me alone

Dear So & So,

i would mind if
you'd stop constantly
calling when i'm
not home

Yours Truly,
Me

P.S. i'm afraid
you're actually trying
to get in touch with me

we wage wars

And when the
time comes,
I'll be fighting
my own battles,
alone
with a stick &
a stone
to break your
bones
so that you
don't break
my heart

long nights and dirty minds

Dear So & So,

i must apologize
if i seem
cranky today,
i didn't get
much sleep last
night,

Yours Truly
Me

p.s. Thank you

Until then... you will remain a figment of my imagination

Dear So & So,

I regret to inform
you that the reason i will
never acknowledge
you formally is
because then
that would
make you real.

Yours Truly,
Me

P.S. and we all know
how i do love a
fairytale

I'm Not Convinced

Dear So & So,

if you
convince
me
of anything...
please let
it be that
apprehensions
aren't always
accurate assumptions

Yours Truly,
Me

p.s. B/c i'd hate to say i told you so

shaving your head

Dear So & So,

i'd just like to inform
you that i'm completely
unaware of what's
going on right now...
just to be sure...
i'm watching you

Yours Truly,
Me

p.s. and i think
i like what i
see

Broken Records and Re-runs

Dear So & So,

don't remind
me what i already
told you...
i'll start to believe
you're listening

Yours Truly,
Me

p.s. and i'm not much of
a believer

warm winter jackets

She wears a coat
to stay warm
in a house
filled with fire

the same coat
for work and for
unexpected [unwelcome]
guests

But in the
confines of a
car, or a lair
of some sort,
She wears her
shorts & sandals
to feel the sand
between her toes
(but not to keep it there)

night light

i'll leave
the light
on just
in case...
if you were
to stumble
upon me
sleeping,
it wouldn't
be a rude
awakening