Sadness Skin (buzz off)

Words on a fly,

Buzzing by,

They don't even try

But they hurt.

They sting.

A door opens

And sadness walks in.

And my world stops.

I am born again.

But I fight to shed this

Sadness skin.

This inner beast that never dies.

But she sleeps a dreamless sleep.

It only takes a tiny fly,

Careless and clueless,

To open her eye.

But she's belly up by morning

She's old, forgotten news.

She's that annoying alarm you set,

And you just keep hitting snooze.

-written June 24th 2012

Good Hearts

My brain ran away with the rain,

down the drain,

and now I can't complain.

Right?

I have a new life.

I can be anyone you like.

I have a heart

but it doesn't like back talk.

I have lips

but they have complicated needs.

I have hands

but they are full of bread.

I need a man that eats toast

for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I have joy in this life of mine.

She just likes to pull my leash.

She likes to see me struggle

before she shows her beautiful face.

And then I can breathe.

Breathing is good

for this heart of mine.

-written June 23 rd 2012