Coping

Feed me the truth

at places with 

white tablecloths

where they serve 

the type of wine 

that tastes like

coping.

Chilled

I am cold

like water

solidifying 

to ice. 

Did you think

I wouldn't

turn to a brick

after being 

chilled time

and time again?

Homesick

You:

in the way 

I miss the smell

of rain goosebumped

across evergreens

like how I breathe

in when I consume 

waterfalls

like how I breathe 

out when waterfalls

consume me 

for the reason

that rose gardens

are full of thorns 

yet so many colors.

Dark Spots

If I wrote

a final goodbye note

I would indicate

to everyone (no one)

how I was insignificant

anyways. 

Mascara

I waste a lot of money

on expensive mascara

that ends up staining

my pillow cases 

Submission

With my hands tied 

behind my back

I actually relaxed 

and let someone else

think. 

Do I get to breathe?

The choice is not mine;

I only wanted a warm

body to console me

but the control in your eyes

takes me away too. 

Reminiscing

It's odd that I only talk to you on things

like your birthday 

but I still know that you're

napping right now,

you'll be up in about 30 minutes

to drive to places

still sleepy eyed,

your contacts dry, 

needing that extra extra coffee

which you won't have time to get

because you're alway 5 minutes late.

I know you don't think of me

but I bet you think 

of that coffee and wish you

had someone to grab it for you 

once again.