smile at me
and ill cry
cacophony
desperation

pat me on the back
tell me i did alright
and ill well
and ill well
cacophony
desperation

rest your head; it's ok
i remember my friends
and i cant forget
there's a better way



smile at me hard
i need you now
i need you now
i need you
now
now
now
now
now
now
now

cuz shes rushing through dirt
screaming tearing soil to mud
her words awash
her words run

ill love you forever
ill love you for always
as long as im living
my baby youll be

held in my parents palms,
below calloused fingertips
in the trough between
mountainous blister ranges,
history's rough etchings;

i was raised gently,
away from time and place,
hair unshorn
heart never forlorn

cycling through tabs,
there's a moment's hesitation.
the present becomes
the past unfolding still,
unfurling your mark like a past ally,
now bitter rival,
inversely proportional

cycling through tabs,
the letters of five different e-mails
run together,
forming your icon
in my dreams syntax:
your name is afire
on all the billboards,
on all the highways.

Straightened these slumped shoulders,
And filled my heart up again;
Sent smiles through chambers,
Where atriums housed echoing laughter:

Slide your hand,
Trace my lifeline,
Into your land:
Breathe into my lungs

Slide your midas hand
You will not  err, err, err, err
You will not err, err, err, err
We cannot err, err, err, err

We'll hobble into posture,

Past the pasture and pens,

Through my mother’s darkened barn,

Up away
Up away
Up away
Up away


Give me your hand,
Give me your hand;
Take off your glove:
Our fingerprint unlocks our heart.