I wonder what you’re like

When there’s nothing to celebrate

I wonder what you’re like

In the mornings before your big day

You won’t see my smile

Or the laugh I have when I’m tired

You won’t feel my skin

After I’ve spent a day in the sun

I can spend my time

Wondering what it would have been

Or I’ll tell myself gently

Farewell, my almost lover....

I saw her in a brief moment riding the train,

A book in her hand, what beautiful eyes.

We went to the movies, but I watched your laugh,

Delicate lips, what beautiful eyes.

The long ivory dress slipped across your hips,

Flowers in your hair, what beautiful eyes.

A bump on your stomach, I kissed our baby,

She has your eyes, what beautiful eyes.

We walk a little slower, but I won’t leave your ...

The desert’s silence held ancient whispers

Secrets of humanity lost

long ago. They fly through the air

As the lonely birds of the sky

“Hush,” they whisper, don’t wake the Devil

Who hides beneath its feet in sleep

For the world is better without

The perils of the people...

1/23/2006:

I’m so sick of this town. I can’t wait to get out. Can’t even get a decent movie theater here that doesn’t cancel movies!!

8/12/2006:

Jack and I had the best time at DQ! Chocolate oreo m&m blizzard. We hung out with Mason and Luke at the skatepark. Mom says I can go back tomorrow after she’s home from work!

3/7/2028:

Out for drinks at the pub tonight. Packed house. Billy brought hi...

My first kiss as your wife, take-off for life

Our first home, and our trip to Rome

It all started so high.

We moved to LA, for your role that paid

You made friends, and I did the shopping

The descent began.

Late nights at your desk, I slept restless

Mornings alone, Easter at home

Seatbacks upright.

A baby in the Fall, to fix our misfalls

Less love, and definitely less sleep

Grab your oxygen ma...

On my first night alone, my shoulders relaxed. On my sexond night, I saw it wasn’t so bad.

You say it’s my fault you’re sleeping at your dad’s,

But really I couldn’t care less.

Before you left, I tip-toed on glass,

Couldn’t be too loud, or I’d wake your wrath,

Or too quiet, or you’d call me a dork.

Now I’m sleeping on clouds through the night

So thank you, Alicia, for the scars,

And of course, w...

Anxious thoughts

Cloud my mind

That I’m not enough

To be called a feat

Im not that special

Not that wise

Not particularly

A trophy or prize

But I guess we should

All try our best

To clear those thoughts

And make something big...

Dinner by candlelight,

I wore my best dress

You bought me roses,

In your grey suit.

It was our first time

Without the baby

When you told me

You had something to say.

She was a mistake,

Not anyone I knew

A woman you met

A few months ago.

Now these roses

Are hidden away

Behind the jars of

Soft pears and milk.

Its been three weeks

And I haven’t said

If I’ve chosen to leave

Or stay for us.

I t...

I’ve been thinking about leaving him for some time now. We were young when we met, and we loved too quickly and deeply. Now our lives are intertwined. His likes are my likes, and I can’t seem to breathe without him.

I’ve practiced a few steps without him, but I feel like a baby learning to walk again, except I’m 31. As soon as I’m ready to fly, I’ll be out the door.

Where to go, that will be m...

They say when you take your first steps, you walk towards things you love the most. Your big brother, the toys he will finally share, or maybe the family dog who has been part of your world since the day you were born.

What we miss, though, is who was behind us, with her dimpled cheeks and brown eyes. The woman who taught us to walk and let go at the perfect time, all while letting a part of her ...