fenestrated

If there is any truth

behind what they say


about seeing a soul

through a person’s eyes,


then darling,

you have the most beautiful

soul I have ever had the pleasure

of encountering...

Modification

I’m a strong person.


I’m still alive and breathing,

that pretty much says it all.

But there must be something beyond this.

I bite down my excuses


and paint over my flaws
.

I speak the words that


threaten to drown me.

My hand will scribble

them on paper


or click these keys


and that’s the real release.


I stare into every shadow I can find,


I even seek them out,


because I want to raise

the whole damn thought

process
 and start again.

Yet, we don’t have the luxury

of a blank canvas mind
.

There's no such thing

as a clean slate.

So we do what we can.


We rebuild,
 reprogram,

and paint over our imperfections.

A mind can be reprogrammed,

I've already changed so much of the code. 

Change the thought process,

and rebuild your mind.... 

besieged

I’ve cut my hands too many times


on the sharp edged souls
 I’ve tried to save.


I find them screaming in need of care,


and my heart goes out to them
,

like a soldier into battle.


But their mouths are no longer screaming,

instead they’re open,
to bite me
 with wicked teeth
 that shred my own spirit.


It’s getting hard 
to carry my pieces away...

amenity

You are all of the underlined passages,

in the only book
I’ve re-read a million times.

My favorite CDs 
that I still listen to


even when they’re out of style.


You are the worn sweater

that I keep pulling on,
 

even though it’s fraying beyond repair.


I keep coming back to you

because you are safe.


You are the comfort,
I never even found at home.

the verse

Knowing a person is like music.

What attracts us is their melody.

As we get to know who they are,

we learn their lyrics...