cold drops falling
soft leaves slowly
sliding crystals
the soil again
becoming rich
color taking fill
lungs come whole again
one with the rest
connecting the opposites
into the loop ever stirring
the wheel slowing down
never stops turning

my heartbeat is like a quiet thunder
and these tears are the showers
that water the love-seeds in my chest.

there’s not enough color in my head
but there’s so much red and it bleeds.
my love for you bleeds,
and the roses that grow here
are covered in thorns.

i can’t hold on to them
and come out
without scars.

and so
with a flower tucked behind her ear
and feet bare
she took her first steps
to the start
where not even she knew where it ended
-k.j.c

Years and months ago I set my eyes on you
I thought maybe you would see me
But instead you saw right through
I never understood why it was her and not me
But then I began to realize what kind of girl I'd have to be
I'd have to stop my singing for you don't like the birds
I'd have to quit my writing for you're not good with words
I'd have to slow my talking for you don't care to hear
I'd have to keep my jokes in for you don't smile ear to ear
I'd have to bring my smiling to a halting stop
And I'd fall apart slowly drop by drop

"i like the world best
when our paths
overlap,”she said,
with a tear.