The Better View

It’s easy to forget your past When you’re moving forward and you’re moving fast When you got a whole new kind of cast And everyone knows their lines But I was there when you were just a boy Your face was shy but your eyes were coy You just watched as they stamped out myContinue reading “The Better View”

Corner of Your Mind

There’s a dark corner of your mind That every now and then you visit Sometimes it’s a comfortSometimes it’s a curseBut it’s not going anywhere is it? There’s a light winking by the bayA carousel spinning in the night A fortunate teller’s booth, Incense and a golden toothShe don’t read palms but she’s got theContinue reading “Corner of Your Mind”

Better Things

I don’t want another fightBitter words, backhanded slightsI don’t want to feel the acheA heart always about to break Dreams that just refuse to die But never seem to come alive Just simmer and whimper and fester and linger I don’t wanna be afraid Of all the promises we made The wrong thing at theContinue reading “Better Things”

Summer Suburbs

Summer suburbs, water gun warsThere was joy in the air There was candy in storesWe would bike through the streetsWe would climb through the treesThere was nothing to loseAnd so much to seize Fifteen years later, summer arrivesYou were fired from your jobI am working till nineYou’re behind on your rentAnd my energy’s spentLet’s watch someContinue reading “Summer Suburbs”

The Music is Always There

When you wake up and feel deflatedAnxieties, insecurities exaggeratedWhen all is backwards and wrongI hope you will listen to this song When the emptiness expands And the colors collapse When the days bleed together Into one formless massWhen the tunnel is showing no light I hope this song can make it alright I’d like toContinue reading “The Music is Always There”

The Art of Walking Backwards

It seems that I have masteredThe art of walking backwardsI crane my neck with great precision Sidestep every near collision It’s not as hard as it may seem Like fingertips on a fading dream A misty memory from when you were young A word whispering at the tip of your tongue You learn to trustContinue reading “The Art of Walking Backwards”

Somewhere

SomewhereThe swing set creeksA ghost or a breeze?Blind bats whisper up above And the woodsBreathe with lifeWatch passersbySurrender their worries to its love Hurricane Floods the streetsThe world bleedsLife seeps into the gutters Where children swimCatch butterfliesChase fireflies‘Till morning cracks the shutters To a world Where bandaids failWhere pain prevails We search and we search for that place Continue reading “Somewhere”

Shibboleth

Every evening—same thingTire swing, earphones inHalfhearted scrolling Thinking bout something.. Something like a getaway Magic trick, great escapeOpen sunroof, freewayHollywood escapade Or maybe the oppositeBlending in, perfect fit Cozy clique, tight-nitSleepover gossip Never say the right thing On the outside looking inWrong wavelength, bad wiringToo quiet, desperate, too everything Yesterday you overheardGirls studying a vocabContinue reading “Shibboleth”

Imposter

I’m not the best person I can be That much I can pretty much guarantee I spend too much time trapped in my own headWhere my selfish hopes and daunting dreams are fed I’m not good at keeping in touch with friendsAnd even worse at budgeting the money I spend Parrot all the talking pointsContinue reading “Imposter”

To Be Young/To Be Skilled

My spark is dyingI can feel the passion dryingI’ve grown weary of the pryingInto matters that make no difference to my life What happened to the yearning?When my soul was always burningMy mind constatly churning outIdeas that I fashioned into gold All the stories left untoldAll the songs left unsungWhat is was to be youngContinue reading “To Be Young/To Be Skilled”