It sounds like you
telling me,
that you've been
searching for me
in the sky
among every star
you ever came across.

I want to lie under the sky with you
Count the stars when they turn blue
Breathe the heat day left behind
Cleanse my heart and clear my mind

Feel the breeze touch my face
Find your hand, let fingers lace
Nothing more and nothing less
Let my mind forget the rest

Watch the moon, phasing through
Feel the closeness here with you
Side by side, always there
A heart of gold to always care

Innocent,
fresh baby face
all yours to hold
all she wanted
were butterflies
fluttering about
introducing her
to her world
how could you?
an expired corpse
your cheeks blue
sunken in
on a wet
pillowcase
her baby laid
awake dreaming
a warm house,
daddy's arms
wide open
collapsing
a warm
embrace
on our
torn
dysfunctional
sofa.

at 4 in the
morning the sun
is never up
but i usually am

i worry
about things
that are out of
my control
even more about
things that are

get up early
when i work
and earlier
when i don’t
the older i get the
more i learn
sometimes you
need to cry it out

alone
at night
into your pillow
the blankets
wrapped all
around you

sometimes you
need to cry
and cry
and cry

until the morning
sun falls across
the tears dried
under your lashes

and the lump
in your throat has
dissolved so you can
breathe with ease

you need to get up
let hot water
wash it away
let the steam rising
from your mug soften
any sorrow left around
your morning eyes
take a deep breath
don’t mention it
to anyone

and
just
keep
going

i will
just
keep
going