"Water"

Cupped hands hold an unknown future

Destiny slips like liquid between fingers

Drip

Drip

Drip

I take a sip

And let the rest fall through

It will be okay

I will be okay

"Paper Cups"

Despair spills from my eyes

There is no one here to know,

My heart being far from home

I cut it out with my own knife

Gave it away to you

My sewing skills are lacking, I fear

The stitches already coming undone

The blood is showing through

Please come back to me

I need the patience in your hands

To fix what I cannot

Without you, my sun does not rise

She waits patiently, resting

For the strength in your arms

As you hold me close to you

A reminder that you’ll never let go

For your warm breath

As it trails down the back of my neck

A sign that you are still there even as I close my eyes

For your touch once again

As nothing else can heal my hurts

A way you single-handedly bound me to you

But for now, I have to wait

I’ve put these tears in a paper cup

Saving them, to show you later

For there is nothing that can be done for now

You won’t understand this…

“She Who Weakens”

You’re playing Sampson

So where does that leave me?

I reached inside

Past gently parted lips

Beyond a sweetly caressing tongue

To begin to see

What the others will never see

So I guess, it’s just you and me

I worried we played only a game

It’s so much more than that, I know

And I’ve only promised you a thousand times over

Never to cut your hair short

Following the sun

Day to night

Night to day

I’ve lost myself in you

Even still as dark clouds

Hang happily overhead

I’m following you

A slight twist

A morbid thought

It’s all the same

I’ve remained true

Senselessness

Meaningless words

Bound together by a line

You think you know

Everything I mean

I mean what I say

I say what I mean

And if that’s the only lie I tell

I’ve still told a lie

Cross my heart and hope to die

I’ll never put a needle in my eye

My heart is loyal

My heart is true

It seems I’ve bound myself to you

Lies and truth

Black and white

Some say gray is the better spot

I’ve always looked prettier

In darker colors

But you sure did love me

When I wore that white dress