Missing

time and time again
she meets him

on top of a fire
that burns
a raging red

inside a sealed jar
gasping for air

at the edge of her seat,
ready to fall

suspended in the stars,

nowhere to land

she reaches out
but cannot stand

she reaches out
to meet him
one more time

again

i saw you

I saw you walking
in my withered brown shoes
singing songs of old chevys
and the walking blues

you once told me a tale
as tall and wide
as the deep blue sea

the depth of your eyes
invaded me

huddled and quiet
I listened close

in my withered brown shoes
singing the blues

The wait

Oh to wait

A thorn 

feet that dangle 

Mid-air

Ne'er to reach

The land

From whence

Came morning

Light

We should

Not know

Only 

That it came

summer

tonight i taste
strawberry taffy
in the air
as the sea
washes its breeze
over the splintered
boardwalk's end

your hand stays
stuck to mine
until we start
to shiver
under the sand
and stars

and you carry
me home

stock characters

the moon awoke me
in search of you
its light, bright
dazzling
it surprised me

it did not find you
but I lied awake
and startled
in hope
that it would

and at that second,
the stars
would align
perfectly
and we would
have
love, cliche
like Romeo and Juliet
without the suicide

presence

like a wish
you have gently
landed
and surprised me
when you came true

the air i breathe
is new now - like
your breath
and the voice
of the raindrop
as it slowly
slips down

it is quiet
and beautiful here
where you are

a silent room
is your name in the sky
as it floats above
and i watch

regret

the sea rolls backwards
into its blue self

regretting each last wave
that wasn't wet enough
or large enough
or wild enough
for the sand

time will not
allow its tides to stop

only the sky's master
knows

how to stop
a haunting hour

warmth

winter colors us in white
and frosty blue frozen
raindrops
that trap the human
near fire
in between four
heated walls

workers complain
of an oil bill that costs
more than rent

while the homeless man
searches all night
for shelter

while the greedy man
lies alone, cold

we all want one
more blanket