You Had to Leave Home (It’s Fine)
I call you upIt’s been two months sinceWe talked lastI’ve cleared my conscienceOf all the things I said back thenSo … Continue reading You Had to Leave Home (It’s Fine)
No Matter What You Said
I was gonna love you, no matter what you saidListening to you talk on a Saturday in bedWe spent time … Continue reading No Matter What You Said
Better Off
You kept a smile on my faceAnd your talk kept to paceWe got lost in the lustThen, as I’m starting … Continue reading Better Off
Downtown Thoughts
The air was black over the river from the weight of the mistAs I walked over the bridge upon once … Continue reading Downtown Thoughts
So Close
Sat on a jetty, sullen and pettyWatching you skip rocks on the lakeYou held one up in such a wayAnd … Continue reading So Close
The Will
It’s a soft weekend morning, and I’m feeling your caressesTalking ’bout our thirties, how I’ll never be a missusI prayed … Continue reading The Will
The Best of Me (I’ll Never Let a Man)
Something’s shaking, I got night sweatsAnd I can’t sleep at allCause I can still feel him on meA feeble splotch … Continue reading The Best of Me (I’ll Never Let a Man)
Crooked Tree
Persevering really sucks
My own constant hush
Nothing’s ever made me feel more lonely
Other strangers in the dark
I forget all of their names
Texts and calls from one side only Continue reading Crooked Tree
Nobody Cares If I Get Cut By Glass
Because it didn’t happen unless you tell people, conjuring up faux sentiments of your well-being from people who only know you for live-tweeting board meetings and pay-per-views. Those people don’t know that over eight or nine years, you’ve also groomed yourself into a pent-up single introvert who sometimes forgets it’s okay to invite people to do things with you. Continue reading Nobody Cares If I Get Cut By Glass
Lost Places — the Lesson of Versailles
Yet, she let herself walk away from the place of grandiose beauty, the symbol of centuries-old privilege, with such a staunch feeling of heedlessness. She didn’t even notice the estate growing smaller behind her — its golden scheme becoming narrower with each step until it blended in with the light of the sun, finally breaking through clouds. Continue reading Lost Places — the Lesson of Versailles
Pent-Up Aching Rivers 