Sometimes

Sometimes I want to rip the gold specs out of your blue eyes

Sometimes I forget to finish my wine and the life of the party

Begins and ends without me

Sometimes concrete is the only pillow I want to fall onto

After a long day of failing to get anything accomplished

Sometimes I wake up with sheets covered in blood

And torn apart teddy bears

Sometimes forever isn't even mentioned

But sometimes life is slow

Sometimes you help me find the reason

I'm able to disappear within my dreams

Sometimes it's your arms that keep the stars

From falling and burning me up

And sometimes who I am melts away

And words no longer make sense as they flood my ears

But you're always there

With your hands kissing mine

whispering until I am able to sing back the words you speak

Our Love was Lost

Dogs were sent out

Flyers were displayed.

But there was no sign of your return.

All I had was the repeat of the setting sun

Reminding me that another night alone was beginning.

All I had left was the dusty crime scene

Of the bedroom we once called ours.



And so I went to all your favorite places

Wondering into stores and cafes

To see if the person holding you captive

had released you yet.



And now,

The sorrows I feel are being forgotten.

The public that had once comforted me

has lost interest in my story.

There are others going missing each day passing

and finding them holds more promise

than my missing persons report ever held.

Man-Made Diamonds

The stars become overdone

And unwilling to help

As forever turned into tomorrow

My fate was left in the hands of the dirt

The ground cut me into pieces

And buried me beneath

Believing it was best to keep me as far

Away from the sun's melting kiss as possible

When I started to crystallize

My skin began to glow and turned

My blood turned into mirrors

And I was destined to become jewels

Ones set in rings and given before dessert arrived

But when I was born anew, I couldn't help but notice

That even after my facets had been reshaped and polished

The sky still continued to stare back blankly

while my arms fell asleep wrapped around a finger