Before

You know what they say, right?

How a man’s life flashes

Before his very eyes?

His past and his present?

Well, I only saw you.

I guess they were right.

Jump

“Wait!” Just breathe. “Don’t jump!”

I’m here now. “Take my hand!” Breathe.

“We’ll go together.”

Gift

Your hand is enough

I just can’t be that cruel

I can’t take your heart

Optimism

Bright, smiling faces

Frown only on the inside

Better tomorrows

Clock

A face that doesn’t smile

And hands you won’t let me hold

Come down from your wall

Waking Requiem

There is a space,
After I wake up,
But before I open my eyes

I see you there.
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Baking

Bread’s in the oven

Rising and browning in heat

Home wafts through the air

The Dishes

Water-wrinkled flesh

Submerged in scalding fluids

Cleansing and calming

Band-Aid

Around my finger

Fabric and flesh together

It will be okay

Bacon

Bake, bake, baking

In the sun

Oink, oink, oinking

In the mud

Merry, merry, merrily