7/23/2007

like forest critters in the desert
caught in heat with feet sinking deep
in the sand to their ankles
to their necks
gasping for that burning breath
eyes wide open for an oasis
say they’ll make it
and parch their hollowed throats
--
I don’t want to breathe this in
I want to let the feelings sit
and bake in the summer sun
because this is far too much for one
but not enough for two
I can’t share you!
I want you all to myself
build me up
make my skin thick as bricks
so I can take it
this uncertainty every night
--
tell me a story
about the goods and the bads
because the rights and the wrongs
make the tales too damn long
and the true and the false
are bull shit and hogwash
so tell me a story
about what feels good
and where I should move
and what I should do
and scream in my ear
when the feelings are bad
cause it’s better to learn
and not fall asleep mad.