ON THE RUN

i'm a fugitive in the night,
hiding in plain sight,
even in the light of day.
i keep my secrets safe from
discovery
thus protecting you all
from a heartbreak
from which you would never recover.
[unfinished]

YOU AND EVERYTHING

i want to write a poem
about you
about what you did to me
and how you made me feel.
but you aren't worth my words
and the emotion i feel
because of you.
and obviously
i'm not worth your compassion.
i will live with your touch
your smell.
I will live with the damage
you've done to me.
For this reason,
I can't write a poem
about you.
Because it isn't possible
to express how I feel,
because you've changed and ruined
everything.

CITY BUS

i know the feeling
of riding the city bus alone
all too well.
as the world blurs by
outside my window,
my breath fogs my view
and all I see
is the glow of the lights
of the world
beyond this speeding machine.

TO BE A DREAMER
i am a dreamer. my dreams are what drive me, motivate me, propel me...my dreams keep me afloat. so don't you dare take them from me, because i will never forgive you...and after you see the damage stealing my dreams would cause, you will never forgive you either.

ALTRUISTIC
no one sees exactly what i am
in essence or entirety.
taken for granted,
i just bestow my gifts
upon this world of mine
and hope and pray
that I can help it become
a better place.
no need for recognition.
to take what I have given
and spread it
is thanks enough.

SHORT SUPPLY

I miss you already
and I haven't even left yet.
My heart aches
and I haven't even said goodbye.

I'm on this path
living the life I was given.
But in this life of mine,
I've run out of goodbyes.

CODE RED

her heart
as fragile yet strong
as it is
gets shoved
into her face
over and over again.
so for the sake of her sanity
she retreats.
never to let the rythmic beat
of heart be heard again.