I
offered the only words I prayed over every day...

I haven't changed for you. But I've changed over...
Tonight, I'll pray to God. I'll ask the saints to...

My body isn't a pinball machine,
but I can't know you without loving you. I can't...

I love you when your
laugh fills empty silences...

No one desires to witness these outbursts,
coffee grounds staining palms as love...

I tattoo you from the light; I pray for you into
the night. There is danger in this -- my bedside...

She has always blossomed like the rose of Juliet,
Waiting for the night echoes to love her once more...

You peel away the angled mirrors
until no light is reflected...

Early morning sun,
Chases away night shadows...

If I could,
I'd show you the contents of love...

I didn't want to shake her shoulders last night
and tell her insomnia was roller blading off of...

I glance back at the stoic siding and windy shafts
with reminiscence of healthier schedules...