The Final Night
At last we have reached the ultimate night I will lay my head upon this pillow, to wake up, stretching, in this unfamiliar place I have come to call “home.”…
Letting Go In The Meantime
Watching you become nothing more than a spec in your driveway nearly broke my heart. Your hood covered your face, shadowing it in such a way so I couldn’t see…
The Heartrak Monitor
Upon my return, they drilled wires and machinery into my already bruised skin, telling me that it’s really for the best, that they would be able to monitor me…
Last Night In Downingtown II
We’ve just been swappin’ little pieces of our broken little hearts (Our hearts will stay broken, bent, but strong).
Until May
Nothing over the top. Nothing too flashy. It wasn’t drawn out. There was mostly silence. Just you and I, standing in my driveway as we briefly braved the cold…
Last Night In Downingtown
I appreciated the gently rolling hills and the jagged rocks that line the roads and the green green grass that swayed in the light summer breeze far too late…
The Elephant In The Room
I can see him hiding behind the couch. He doesn’t do a very good job of hiding. It’s like he wants me to see him. I know what he’s really trying to do, but…
The City On A Fair Day In Late Summer
We sit on uncomfortable folding chairs on your rooftop overlooking the city. The adventures we could have here, together. They’re on a silver platter, just for…
Untitled Poem #13
So it all comes down to this. The final farewell, the curtain call that I’ve desperately been trying to avoid (I hid in the bathroom with my knees against my…
Untitled Poem #12
Forgive me, but I must bid you a permanent farewell. It’s not that I want to, well, maybe I do, but it will be easier for the both of us if we never speak…
Untitled Poem #6
Ulysses and The Prophet were once thick as thieves, braving any dangers they came across, whether that be fierce storms or the chilly river they used to leap…
Untitled Poem #3
I will never again feel as I do in this moment, so full of the words I wished I could think of, the goodbyes that stuck in the back of my throat, the love that…
Pomp & Circumstance
The sky was that shade of blue I’ve always admired. The clouds were light and fluffy, lofting high above our capped heads. The stadium almost looked like an…
Good Riddance
It’s not a good bye. Not really, anyways. It’s more of a see you later. I’d say I’d see all of you soon, but I’m quite obviously lying.
Objects in the rear-view mirror...
As the minivan to the airport pulled away from that tiny, insignificant dot that was the last stop on the road out of a country, I could only stare backwards…
Time Traveling Man II
So full of soul, but parading around with empty eyes I won’t stay in one place, my weakness I will disguise I’m a time travelin’ man with a stay at home wife…
Fix You.
And we crashed. Down we tumbled. Our seat belts bruising our sternums, glass shattering from the windows and breaking our skin. Then we stopped. We hit bottom…
Road Less Traveled.
I play with fire. The fire is death, and the temptation courses deep in the synapses of my brain. There are numerous paths to travel on. The dirt road, it’s…
Goodbyes (IX)
I half-expect that reaction. My dad almost slaps me, but I see him holding back. He turns his face to the TV and continues watching it. My mother closes her…
Goodbyes (IV)
He’s silent. It kind of scares me, but I can’t waste anytime stalling. I have to get to Mary before she leaves. “I’ve just been thinking--” “What about…