Sam said, “Get over it.” As if I could Just climb a tree. Sam said,

You’re horrible, And I hate you. But this is me. I’m the only person That I can’t escape.

How can somebody Who loves to explore Be so afraid to leave?

I’ve been waiting For years And days And all the seconds For a warm body.

I ran from you all my life. I’ve had problems, But that doesn’t make it right.

He helps her with her blush. She’s surging red, Velvet and soft like a rose. Her mouth’s gone dry With his wind.

You don’t ask me to speak. You never expect my opinion. I was your second child In a runaway marriage. I suppose I loved you once,

Shambles: They hold my life together. I’m shredded into slices, Trying to hold it whole, And I wonder if anyone

Don’t cry Don’t cry Don’t cry Because it’s your birthday.

That red ribbon is so wrinkled. Rouge like blood Or rushing anger Or a blaring stop sign. It’s crumpled:

I am a plummeting plane. I see the clouds go past, And I close my eyes, sometimes, But I still feel where I’m going. Sometimes, I feel that

If I should die before I wake, don’t cry, For that was what I always wanted…

Twigs on fire Never linger, never flit. Their emotions stand dire To the situation that cannot be sp… Twigs on fire never see.

Moon up, Pants down. I said no. His body said yes.