Saturday, December 1, 2018

foraging for forgetfulness


“there was nothing in the world that i ever wanted more

then to feel you deep in my heart” –smith

 

smithsonian solitude

in an unopened exhibit

body broken, not exquisite

like a window without a view

 

home to my bones, wall of your arms

in corners of complacency

long dark back alley vacancy

echoing with silent alarms

 

my memory making moments

into more then what they ever were

perception is what we prefer

not the crosses of atonement

 

we carry weight, but it’s not fate

just ping pong atoms colliding

we seek fetal for the hiding

the knife slice of life feels like hate

 

strong to belong with want of crawl

will you cringe with tears on your lap

can i put a pin on love’s map?

that with you i won’t feel so small

 

that in the parade of bad days

i am not looking for changes

there’s no safety on open ranges

nothing that can make it go away

 

but before i return to the fray

can i be strengthened by your comfort?

 

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