Deaf

You don't listen
Always distracted
With things that
Have to do
With you
Sometimes
When I say your name
Again and again
You'll hold yourself still
Long enough for me
To open my mouth
And forget how to speak
All of these secrets
Keep building up
Inside of me

(I'm Not) Who I Was

This time things will be different

When I pick myself up off the floor

I won't be the person I was before

I keep repeating the lie

Over and over again

Trying to convince myself

To start all over again

Best Friends

What happened to you?
My words hang silent and heavy
Stuck in between you and me
And although I could
Pick your face out from a crowd
I barely recognize you
We're both so different now
It makes me sad
That we both gave up and walked away

Forgotten

I visit a cemetery
Passing slabs of grey
I pause at one
Who were you?
What was your story?
Silence is my only answer
I weave your life
Inside of my mind
Has everyone forgotten you too?

Hit Me With Those Blue Eyes

As your eyes appraise the room
They rest on me
And it's frightening
How quickly
They seem to cut through
Behind your level gaze
And mocking smile
Lies a quiet intensity

Rx

I have a secret
A way to end it all
Hidden away
In the bottom
Of a drawer
I keep it near
Just in case
I can't stay here
Anymore

A Bed That Creaks

I’m spread out across  
A bed that creaks
You settle in
Sinking beside me
Just close enough
To almost touch
Eyes tight with tension
Mouth thin from worry
Words have become
So very obsolete
You reach out
And pull me near
A tight hold
I press myself closer
As time passes slow
We stay still
Lying side by side
On a bed that creaks