Infatuation

These eyes have seen my eyes
That others' eyes have called sublime
Those eyes don't mean your eyes
Are any less divine than mine

And my eyes seeing your eyes
That others eyes have laid eyes on
That others eyes have cried upon
Suits my eyes to see your eyes just fine

Eyes Wide Shut

Go ahead
And sing to me
Your sweetest tune
Of ecstasy
Your painful hush
Of agony
Your broken stab
At chivalry

I will listen
With shuttered eyes
Believe your tune
Embrace your lies
Mirror your hush
And alibis
Ignore the stab
Of blood stained tries

Our empty chests
Still heave from wounds
Our darkened eyes
Project our doom

Yet I give to you
My soul to take
It's yours to love
Or yours to break

Spiral

Try as I might

I am stuck

Between

Darkness and night

I am caught

Between

Somber and gloom

Spiraling

Between

Death and the womb

Gretchen

Margaret.

Give not your self.

Cloven feet

Tramp about.

Love 

Does not devour

The heart

It releases the soul.

Puppeteer

I can’t think of a word

That would bring people near

Can’t think of a line

That would make it all clear

For I am the puppet

Plus I hold the strings

Tell both the joke

And dance toward the wings

Make sure the smile

Stays planted in place

Bring both the timber

And lipstick, in case

Be sure to bring twine

And a candlestick too

For I can’t be broken

I must be seen by you

I smile my smile

Laugh all of my words

Can’t think of a time

That I was last heard

For I am a puppet

A disjointed thing

Unable to hide

My tears and my strings

Make sure the smile

Stays planted in place

Bring both the timber

And lipstick, in case

Be sure to bring twine

And a candlestick to me

For since I am broken

It’s time you all see

Holding

Holding on to what might have been

Is like holding on to a cloud

It was beautiful at one time

Yet left without a sound

I cannot reconcile my head

With the heart that I still own

I'm stuttered and disrupted

A broken unset bone

Crying about what was lost

Is like wishing for a wave

A masterpiece that once occurred

A wonder that can't be saved

I beg for you, sweet memory

Please grant me a reprieve

Let me go on with life

For I can no longer grieve

Fly By Night

You can dive with the 
Fishes
The Dragonflies

You can swim with the 
Mermaids
The Fireflies

You can dip with the 
Wings
Of the Butterflies

You can swoon with the 
Moon
The Alibis

Your days have left me 
Alone
But not Scared

Alone
With the darkness
But Prepared

Your love is not something
That needs to be

I loved you 
With a longing
Unfortunately

You can dive with the 
Fishes
The Dragonflies

You can swim with the 
Mermaids
The Fireflies

You can dip with the 
Wings
Of the Butterflies

You can swoon with the 
Moon
The Alibis