(2014)
#Haiku #Life #Love #Tears
center Love is a simple thing, but we complicate it. We muddy it up with doubt and fear… Doubt in ourselves.
Don’t leave me brokenhearted. Don’t leave me in the dust. Don’t pretend you love me, if all you feel is lust. I’m scared you’ll walk away.
I see your face. Lifeless and pale, resting on a pillow of white silk. I try to pretend you’re sleeping, but the tears in my eyes betray me…
Sister I love you, but only because I have to. That’s what momma told me, when I said I hate you. I hate the way you smile,
Dear Man, I’m not going to pretend that I u… Pretend that everything is alright… It’s not. I’m hurt.
Peace comes: When laying under the stars. When wrapped up in his arms. When listening to bird song. When speaking to God above.
Cousin. Brother. Best friend. All one person and now he’s dead.
center There once was a time when I was… Happy and bright. Not a care in the world. Just going through life,
“Can you breathe?” the air is asking, as smoke fills my lungs. I am crouched under a leaf, the tears streaming down my face
Trailing kisses, hands on my back, hold me close and I can’t breathe. Perfect romance, my heart beats fast,
Love life, but love death also. It isn’t the end, only a beginning that we don’t und…
Life is cruel, when it takes your loved ones. Life is cruel, when you can’t say goodbye. Life is cruel,
Lord, Things are unbearable. I have been shouting. I have been crying. Hoping you would listen.
I walk around, feeling whispers. Avoiding the eyes that prosecute m… The stares. The glares.
I saw him, standing alone in the rain, crying for someone to love him. Hungry, lost,