'she flies'

she flies

i know not where

or why.

i wish to be the currents

stealing her

a place of fancy

created by a longing heart.

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'another scotch, please'

some nights

i just got nothin’

spillin from my pen

but i got a whole lot

spillin’ ‘cross my tongue.

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'first class'

it’s like all those men in her life

have considered her to be a letter

something to hold

to fold, to stamp

something to send off

without courtesy of the label

'handle with care.'

some men just do that.

others, rare few others

stand vigil at the mailbox

waiting on the letter

that will forever change their life.

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'stigma of spades'

make no mistake

the stigma of spades

has been branded

upon my flesh.

most see a curse.

i find it a blessing.

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'lovers love silence'

sit beside me

touch knees like no one else is watching

whisper verse in my ear

together we’ll rewrite all conversation

steal filament from the bulbs 

refill them with fireflies;

i’ll keep july for you always

i’ll craft you mermaid lore.

steal me, won’t you

we’ll go out until dawn comes knocking

pin my heart against your wall

splay me like a butterfly lost in august

yet provoke me with your wild

treasure these secrets from your friends;

take me back to the beginning when

we knew but stolen glances.

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'she’s in denial'

this is her way:

toss flowers across his words

anything to lend pretty

to his ugly. 

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'altered state'

so i cleanse myself

in more booze.

call me a lush

but it’s more a penchant

to wash away the truth.

you don't understand;

i don’t expect you to.

my altered state is preferable

than being drunk on what's assumed to be. 

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'and i am tired'

i cannot stand your mouth 

the way you form your words 

the way your caustic attitude

reshapes my way of thinking;

thinking, or is it merely 

piecing thoughts together 

haphazardly

as a child might do?

i am so tired of existing 

on jigsaw puzzle pieces

so tired of you scattering 

the pawns on the board. 

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'greater causes'

sometimes you must 

sacrifice your soul

in order to

save your heart.

#barflypoet

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'backhanded lesson'

i wanted

to get it right

with you.

#barflypoet

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