I gave a shit But you didn’t Next time around You’ll be the clown

The Earth is my Mother The Heavens my Dad I love my Father But I’m a Momma’s boy at heart

I’ve never wrapped My mind around Making you feel Seen, heard, and found I didn’t know

What if I watched with no judgement or saw without shame, nurtured your essence behind drawn shades?

I write You read I talk You listen I huff

Hannah Banana With the flower bandana Look at your garden grow With tender leaves And shoots of peas

My soul tells me that you will run I think that sounds like lots of f… I’ll chase you deep into the sun Where lovers meet and melt as one

Each moment at hand Is open invitation To the promised land

I am a Libra, can’t you see The meaning of dichotomy The this and that, the you and me The balance and disparity

I am not an actor That is plain to see I am just a shepherd Tending to his sheep Try to keep them safe from

Your thought forms beauty and beas… Your word produces joy and despair… Your movement brings life and deat… Your power creates your present.

Seems like I’ve tried so many tim… To kill myself but just won’t die Chosen the worst paths and the cri… And always out the other side

There’s a certain kind of type That always does it right Elicits smiles and tears In the space between your ears The only sort of religion

I don’t write poems for poets Flowery language, indulge us I break it down With a simpler sound And anything more would be less

Remembering that fateful day I wish I hadn’t run away I saw the fire in your eyes And it froze me as if a spire I thought I’d have a cooler head