dreamer

I could know not 
what is spoken in sleep,
unless you slept next to me.

Even in my dreams you tell me
you could never love me.

I am a wild messy thing.

From far away.
I love the corners of your mouth.
From far away
I know you never loved me.

I am a wild messy thing.
Too much for you.
Too much for me.

If you think you could,
if you want to try,
I’ll still be dreaming 

of your goodbye.

A Ghost in the Water, a Distant Memory.

Stroke the sea
     with your paddle

Brush the tide 

     Like the fine hairs of time. 

The breeze passes through me,

a ghost in the water.

I sink to my knees in sand,

     cling to safety with twine.

Wrap myself in salt.

There are trees growing
in the place we last spoke.

I lift my eyes to the shimmer of light,

peaking through leaves,

and around the edges of your lips

in the distant memory.

Wishing on every star;

save me, please.

Darlin

You say:
"You are the sun"...

but
you don’t hold my hand in public.

 Your sun?

Don't you need my touch
on your skin for nourishment?

Don't you need
to feel my light on your body? 

If I am your sun,
why are you not my flower?

insomnia.

Water is the night 

and sleep is the ocean floor.

Drink up until the your weight drags you
down into darkness.

Lay against the floor of the ocean,
submerged in the depth of black. 

How badly do I wish keep from floating up to the surface.

I long to be buried in sleep,
 until my body grows roots in dream land. 

Little Sister

I love you
 and the warm glow
 that dances off your cheeks
 when sunlight meets your face. 

      I love you
 and the gentle touch
 of your hands on my face
 when you tell me 
you love me.

        I love you 
and the sweet look in your eyes
 when you share your secrets, when you listen to mine.     
     I love you 
and the smile that you grace me with
 when I see you; 
Every time.

          I love you
 and the raw wild spirit
 that you barely contain, that erupts inside you 
and makes you
 that volcanic being that you are. 

     I love you.