Haiku For My Buddy

The rain sent you home

Early today, and I laughed,

Watching you have fun.

Summer Haiku

Almost the end of

June, the sky's burning up,and

I'm holding your hand.

Goodnight Em, See You Real Soon

It's beautiful here
In this dry sandy river,
In the hot blue light
Of the pale sweating moon.

The stars are all hanging
On bent silver paper clips,
The sun will be rising
But I'll be long gone.

I'm So Glad I Know You'll Be There At The End

There's nothing here but hot white sand
and broken glass.
How many miles away
is the ocean?

'Cos I'm tired of crawling
on my hands and my knees,
I can't remember what
standing up feels like.

But when I get there
I'm gonna dive right in,
Cold salt water
On my grateful skin.

I'll take a stick
And write your name in the sand,
Then I'll watch while the waves
Obliterate it....

One Of My Two Best Friends

Wish I could collect
Every tear you've ever shed
In a silver plate engraved
With a picture of Tara.

I'd leave it in the sun,
Watch the water drying up,
Then I'd wash the salt away
In a cool and flowing river.

It could go home to the sea,
Leave your eyes all grey and fresh,
Leave your soul unbruised
And open to the light.

I Know I Promised I'd Never Use Your Name

If I leave the party now,
I think I could leave without regrets.
I think I could hear the door latch closed behind me,
And walk down your cold grey stone steps
In the rain,
To the empty dark street with a smile on my face,
And your smooth and sandy, hot dark taste
On my tongue.

A Side Of Emily You Haven't Seen

I know my heart's broken
in seventeen places,
I know I've got scars
that will never heal.

But the blood is dripping
and staining my t shirt,
Your lips kiss the wounds,
your teeth scrape my soul.