kind of girl
she wanted to be the kind of girl
who got second glances.....
not because of how she looked,
but because of how she looked at others
she wanted to be the kind of girl
you could tell knew things....
not because of how she spoke,
but because of how she listened to others
she wanted to be the kind of girl
whose presence was wanted....
not because of who she was,
but because of how she made others feel
she wanted to be the kind of girl
who changed the world....
not just because of what she did,
but because of what she encouraged others to do
Safe keeping
She remembers the last breath she saw him take,
as he turned to wave to her
She inhaled
And will save it for when he returns
wave hello
she tells him, "if you say you'll stay,
I'll try not to drown you in my waves."
he smiles as if he already knows
touches her hand and her tides slow
lose-lose situation
if she's right, the man she loves
could be hurting her
if she's wrong, she could be hurting
the man she loves
bleed through
each stroke carefully placed
true colors all but erased
but bleed through always occurs
clarity, her vision un-blurred
touchy-feely
The girl next door fades from her face
as her inner vamp closes the door
Her innocent facade falls to the ground
as she wears only a playful grin
"You may only touch me with your eyes,"
she says, "until I say otherwise."
"But by all means," she purrs,
"feel free to touch yourself. "
ungraceful
"Don't look for me to be graceful," she said,
"I'm not delicately made.
I'm a mosaic of
the pieces of myself
I've ripped from the hands
of those who tried to lessen me.
I've had to fight to keep myself whole,
and I have the bruises and scars to prove it.
So, don't look for me to be graceful," she said,
"for you will surely be disappointed,
and I'll have to rip myself from you, as well."
apparition
"I wonder," she said,
"how many places are haunted by my memory?
I know there are memories that haunt me,
but I wonder how many pieces I've left behind
that haunt places I've been."