Astronomical.
Devoted like Saturn’s rings.
Breathlessly in love.
Category: Poetry
Windowpane
Leaning on a windowpane to make it through the day,
Feeling all this window pain as the sky turns to grey.
You walk down the road and I’ll never catch your gaze,
I scream for your attention, but the window just won’t raise.
Hands pressed firmly and my breath against the glass,
Fingertips looming as your touch begins to pass.
The sun in your eye, yet you see me very clearly,
You can feel me watching you ever so sincerely.
A thud in my chest as it lightly starts to rain,
And now I’m trapped again with this giant windowpane.
I Can’t
I can’t give you all my heart
And you give me pieces in return
I can’t run to put out flames
When you want to watch them burn.
We can’t be occasional friends
Only when you desire
When I speak with candor
And you’re nothing but a liar.
Let’s talk to one another
Or is that too much to ask
I came to the party bare
But you showed up in a mask.
It’s better if we’re broken
Shattered to a million pieces
As the music gets louder
The harmony decreases.
We’ll let the dust settle
This ship can’t embark
Don’t ask for my flashlight
When you won’t travel in the dark.
One Sided Ending
We ended so mutually
Like we’d still be friends
But who was I kidding
That’s never how it ends.
We laughed on the phone
and hung out after school
If only I knew that
I was just another tool.
You used me so well
That I never saw it coming
I played this tune in my head
And you weren’t even drumming.
Tap tap tap
Another knock at the door
I handed you my heart
Another piece of décor.
You framed it on the wall
And boy was it pretty
New to the neighborhood
Just another in the city.
I looked to my left
A familiar face looked back
My eyes became glossy
As the glass began to crack
As I stood in the frame
I watched you walk by
With him, them, and her
Oh I thought I could die.
As you went to your room
I began to crumble to pieces
Just the thought of your touch
All the emotion it releases.
Shards on the floor
I finally broke out your castle
I never looked back
You weren’t worth the hassle.