The moon is whole You know it And i do too But if you choose to see it For the shape it shows Beneath a shadow That should do too That should do too The moon is scarred You know it And i do too…
When we are done with all this With the tatters After I pick the pieces Or if I grow new skin, fingers, heart, stomach Do you think i will walk whole? Because I want to walk whole. And When I’m walking whole Please see that…
You and I, for a year We’ve been circling each other Drawn by attraction. Fascinated by the broken constellation we have become But what is attraction before fear? Repelled by memories of love And the knowing that Resolute, perfect, lifelong-lifelong-guaranteed love Can break. Can be…
I don’t know why i don’t have much to say to you. Perhaps its because you walk lightly. Or at least i think you do. And it can’t be anything I’ve given to you. Your mother is a stumbler. • You are my belly laugh….
The drama of a storm. Lava-sky sunrises. Coming home to a tidy room; Clean, creasless bedsheets. The curling eyelashes of sleeping children; the fragrance of a baby head. A brush of lips on my head when I’m working (The nothing-is-needed-I-just-remembered-how-much-you-make-me-happy-walla-peck). Mornings. The cool hush of…
Can you tell me who you are? Can you tell me your name? Can I tell you who I am? Can I re-spell maisha sans refrain? Tell me, can we start again? Do you know the things you’ve done for me Are things you don’t…
When I woke up, I was still holding your face in my hands The bristles of your beard scraped the skin of my palm But you are not there. I wish relationships were like clothes We could soak the stains in Ala And Surf,…
I sift through the dust and wander through the cobweb places of my childhood. There are echoes of giggles and guffaws In the sound and the silence, all faraway I’ve wandered too far Will I be able to find me again? I hold today A…
Streaming Purposefully, in a hurry Bright In tune with the wind. Reflective Water encased air Holding inside itself The colours of the rainbow. Would you speed by, Wouldn’t you pause? If you knew that In a heartbeat You wouldn’t be you Merged with the air…
What will it mean if I don’t remember you? Because I don’t Most days go in a flurry Some days I remember you only in relief That I don’t need that scab any more. And there are days when I ache And want to reach…
