Skin

The magic of the first time, 

I never felt again 

I hate to see you seeing, 

The stitches on my skin 

Summer flew 

And landed somewhere

The place where lost things go 

I wonder if you're living

With someone or alone 

The pain of the first time 

I feel again, again 

I'd love to see you loving 

Someone outside your skin 

Summer Sweat

Summer let

Us unravel again 

Fall into sin 

Swim in the deep end 

And come up for air 

Summer sweat 

Your words are irrelevant 

Lying here 

It's the same, but different 

You tell me you want it 

But I know you don't

Summer spent
Everything I gave it
Time is the payment
Of late nights and pavement
100 sunsets
I awoke next to you 

Don't Hide

I don't pretend to know 

The pain that you feel 

The bitter appeal 

Memories still real

I don't pretend to think 

Your thoughts (you don't speak)

I'll question and prod 

To pry them free 

I don't pretend to have 

a place in the space 

that you hold deep inside

But I won't let you hide

No Stars in the City

On a new rooftop 

I stare at the sky 

blurry black

no stars in the city 

no tears for the angry

no rest for the weary 

I called before 

You answered each time 

I was shocked 

We talked again 

For 23 minutes 

Which is longer 

than I've talked with my dad 

In the last year 

You stopped by 

Just to say hi 

I held my breath 

Self conscious 

Of every movement, every step 

dirt on my skin and word that I said 

You held me close 

Til I stopped squirming 

Until I relaxed

And hugged you back