dolphin stickers
something
told me
he was It
prince Charmer
somehow capable
but not
convicted
"ankle weight"
a lost soul
Selfless, Noble
commitment standout
clinging
( not to me
wrong
blood type )
Shark Week
guarded
it's safer
Inside.
meditation.
abandonment, wounds
scars ripping
Shame
"help," she cries
"fight," he calls it
hurricane, strums
let him
have it
Me
cut / open
vulnerable
broke
n.
digital Footprint
evIdence
drawn By
hand
kitchen drawer
don't worry
the
Bureau
is on your side
good thing
we're looking at a
clear
conscience.
streamofconsciousness
letter of amendment
a Corolla With Dolphin Stickers
pale blue
passing through
your head
your screen
your aerated heart
by night --
why love me
at all
if I couldn't
help fill
your perforations
at all
-- maybe I'm fooled
I'm familiar
a sedan
once
rolled away
with my
s t a b i l i t y
the garage is
shut now
were you even listening?
wish I didn't know
that Timing
is often
the best
jury.
s l i p p i n g
baggage buried
must.
maintain.
control!
Classic:
like Clock-
work
Abort.
Abandon.
SCREECH
SMASH
someone is leaving in
an ambulance
car wreck
Vehicular
wo
Manslaughter
your collision
igniting my
Furious
Fiery
Flames
F --
exhale.
why couldn't you
just be honest
with Me
, with you
rself
?
not close
enough?
you're too --
Scared.
let's talk
about your
wounds
you're too --
Guarded.
ancient walls
of steel
fearofcommitment
missingtheintimacy
don't worry
I'll
carry the gruesome weight
of this
Crash
from here on out
as if I could ever stop
carefully
hoist it
onto
My shoulders, easy now
physical
Therapy
CBT
like using a dictionary
to drive a
car
Two Toyotas
still can't convince me
/ maybe it is safer
Inside \
i
steady
i
an open book
i
love hard
i
flawed
i
never a
pawn
again.
i forgive you.
-stronger