did you know
that star died six billion years past
and that spark
over brooklyn
just got here?

11/4/2009

it rains in london
outside, inside i find
roses on oxford street
and broken glass on a bridge
where shakespeare walked
and thought, this is what this feels like
to love and lose

10/4/2009

there's space in hampton court

to hide and seek

and knot up bed-sheets

while wild lilies melt

in the next room

casks are filled and spilled
hamlet stops and says

this night i'm too honest

why?

Revision #1

closer to the west coast

to fast cars and wishing stars

and mason jars

where we put away our hearts

still beating

where the red tide goes

to blue waves and ice caves

and years away

to what i wanted you to say

you don't

Revision #2

in new york it's deep, far beneath
the black of your eyes
your face looks brighter now
when you light a cigarette
and i take away and give back that day

when i found the words to tell you
all i wanted you to know
you're the same, i change
when you stall and withdraw
and go elsewhere

somewhere it's not so cold
as us tonight
the distance is less, much less
when your hands reach mine
and everything gets warmer

one day i'll find the right words--
they'll be simple and separate
you'll know what i meant
when i said nothing
and too much

10/2/2009

sunday i drink blood wine

build you shrines

think up lines

i keep a cross around my neck

you eat cigarettes

i have regrets

9/30/2009

in new york it's deep, far beneath
the black of your eyes
and your face looks brighter now
when you light a cigarette 
and i take away and give back that day

when i found the words to tell you
all i wanted you to know
and you're the same, i change
when you fall and withdraw
and go elsewhere, anywhere

somewhere it's not so cold
as us tonight
and the distance is less, much less
when your hands reach mine
and everything gets warmer and warmer

one day i'll find the right words--
they'll be simple and separate
and you'll know what i meant
when i said i love you
and it's empty again