I
sat
in
the
shade
of
the
tree
but
in
the
bright
spots
where
the
sun
cracked
through

I
let
the
mountains
in
my
mind
settle
and
the
clouds
form
around
their
peaks

I
called
everything
I
did
love
and
love
holds
us
in
an
iron
grip

-a.m. o'malley

I
love
you
so
much
I
wanna
tell
you
all
the
time
all
the
time

I'd
listen
to
the
walls
if
they
could
talk
I'm
sure
they'd
have
plenty
to
say

oh
poem
don't
take
your
love
from
me
please
don't
quit
me
stay
poem
stay

moon
stars
feather
rose
apple
palm
tumbleweed
unicorn
werewolf

his
magic
mind
doesn't
feel
anything
american
flag
is
behind

-cat power

rita 

is 

the 

golden 

joan 

and 

maggie 

is 

the 

velveteen 

rabbit 

collage
her
life
fodder
she
destroys
things
so
she
can
build
them
back
up

she
could've
taken
her
broom
or
a
dragon
but
tonight
she
chose
to
walk

your
skin
feels
good
under
me
I
enjoy
your
pleasure
more
than
my
own

the
smell
of
chlorine
from
the
pool
a
ripe
sun
hot
tar
between
the
toes

we 

smelled 

every 

flower 

looked 

at 

every 

tree 

we 

walked 

very 

slowly 

that
get
some
bourbon
in
ya
gettin'
a
little
suburban
feeling

the
children
sleep
on
your
side
when
you're
gone
I
wear
your
shirt
use
your
fork

have 

I 

said 

enough 

I 

haven't 

said 

anything 

I've 

said 

it 

all 

before 

and
anyone
who's
ever
had
a
heart
wouldn't
turn
around
break
it

-lou reed

he 

doesn't 

want 

to 

be 

my 

everything 

it's 

too 

much 

pressure 

but 

he 

is 

she's
a
witch
from
an
ancient
line
of
gypsies
she
doesn't
walk
she
floats

all
the
songs
sing
your
kisses
will
get
me
through
the
night
it's
true
they
do

that
skipped
beat
they
talk
about
is
his
hand
suddenly
around
my
heart

I
watched
my
life
like
a
palm
tree
my
heart
film
noir
lit
by
desert
lamplight

I
would
build
a
small
house
in
the
tall
grass
and
hide
away
from
the
wind

I've
had
enough
of
this
continual
rain
changes
are
coming
no
doubt

-crystal gayle

she
wrote
stories
with
raindrops
she
wrote
songs
with
the
wind
she
was
the
light

she
started
walking
and
thought
if
she
wasn't
careful
she
may
not
stop

darkness
fell
but
only
for
a
moment
before
I
knew
it
it
was
light

suddenly
I
was
home
in
my
bed
like
it
had
all
been
just
a
dream

I
stood
amongst
the
tumbleweed
like
their
mother
his
lips
begged
to
be
kissed

bones
made
from
troubled
earth
I
have
my
mother's
hips
and
my
father's
nose

just
because
something
falls
apart
in
your
hands
doesn't
mean
you
broke
it

-coleman stevenson

I
go
and
spoil
it
all
by
saying
something
stupid
like
I
love
you

-frank & nancy sinatra

take
me
back
to
the
jungle
to
the
sea
take
me
where
I've
never
been

let's
pretend
our
bed
is
a
snow
cave
or
a
treehouse
or
a
makeshift
raft

under
the
boardwalk
down
by
the
sea
is
how
she
always
seems
to
me

he's
a
father
he
tucks
them
in
and
kisses
their
heads
so
they'll
remember

he'd
handed
to
me
the
gift
of
him
the
sex
in
his
voice
his
breath

red
with
rage
green
with
envy
pink
blushing
yellow
with
fear
blue
blue
blue

she
asked
me
when
we
were
going
to
die
I
felt
so
close
to
her
then

come
in
demon
make
yourself
at
home
would
you
care
for
a
cup
of
tea

I
left
that
feel
with
her
it
wasn't
my
feel
to
feel
anymore

the
poems
saved
me
when
I
thought
I
couldn't
go
on
they
pulled
me
back
in

the
sun's
ripe
today
he
hates
it
when
I
don't
screw
the
lids
onto
things

I
stayed
up
listening
then
and
I'll
stay
up
listening
again

it's
a
sad
song
quite
but
I
love
it
anyway
it
makes
me
happy

sing
me
something
let's
sit
here
in
the
sunny
breeze
and
think
about
things

london
texting
this
faraway
town
london
texting
some
poems
she
found

I
miss
her
wood
paneled
walls
smokey
the
cat
her
fried
spam
sandwiches

monday
blues
on
a
friday
sunday
driving
on
a
saturday

baby
it's
the
way
you
sing
miss
you
better
than
jagger
ever
could

suddenly
the
sky
got
black
and
I
knew
the
sky
was
in
a
bad
mood
too

sing
a
song
for
me
my
darling
sing
a
song
for
your
beatnik
mama

red
hot
curled
burnt
the
first
rose
blooms
of
the
season
were
rushed
from
the
womb

I
like
pretending
I'm
places
I'm
not
that
house
looks
scary
at
daybreak

he
was
deathly
allergic
to
cats
so
I
was
glad
that
I
had
one

she
made
me
nostalgic
for
wheel
of
fortune
brown
double-wide
trailers

she
made
me
remember
my
youth
my
mother
the
parts
I
didn't
want
to

when
I
was
small
I'd
pull
on
her
soft
fingers
and
she'd
swat
me
away

I
touched
his
back
and
squeezed
his
arm
but
I
don't
think
he
liked
it
so
much

I
knew
who
I
was
this
morning
but
I've
changed
a
few
times
since
then

- alice

take
me
the
long
way
keep
that
look
on
your
face
and
bend
your
neck
this
way

let
me
sing
to
you
love
some
poems
I
wrote
that
remind
me
of
you

like
toto
said
it's
gonna
take
a
lot
to
drag
me
away
from
you

I
prayed
that
he
would
finish
but
he
just
kept
right
on
strumming
my
pain

- roberta flack

I
want
to
have
sex
with
his
mustache
and
it's
all
I
can
think
about

all
of
a
sudden
she
became
one
cool
chick
and
right
before
my
eyes

the
man's
collar
was
turned
down
I
felt
the
nagging
urge
to
turn
it
up

the
cat
rubbed
her
nose
on
my
leg
bit
my
heel
and
then
rolled
in
the
dirt

i
just
deleted
my
instagram
app
now
i
exist
in
the
world

he
said
have
both
a
hot
dog
and
a
hamburger
hell
you're
an
american

I
liked
watching
them
walk
down
the
street
those
two
girls
to
the
music

I
can
only
always
remember
how
quiet
the
streets
were
in
spain

spring's
flowers
were
loud
shouting
colors
the
sun
blared
at
us
from
above

I
love
memories
how
they
come
and
go
like
little
pearls
dropped
in
a
bowl

she's
a
marshmallow
a
breath
of
fresh
air
my
velveteen
rabbit

I
want
to
crawl
up
your
legs
pull
myself
up
your
shirt
slide
in
your
pocket

the
clouds
hung
over
us
the
sun
fell
upon
them
the
feels
were
ancient

she's
a
golden
joan
of
arc
my
own
minstrel
show
seabiscuit
by
a
nose

the
warmth
came
on
us
and
arrested
the
clouds
told
the
breeze
to
move
along

we
talked
in
the
rain
we
didn't
mind
raindrops
dripping
in
our
eyes

he
embarrassed
me
seemed
to
be
the
main
theme
but
that
was
long
ago

row
your
boat
gently
down
the
stream
merrily
life
is
but
a
dream

she
said
my
poem
should
be
about
apples
her
most
favorite
thing

do
you
remember
the
mime
the
skyline
love
our
child
was
mesmerized

the
wind
crept
up
on
me
then
the
rains
came
I
saw
it
coming
the
whole
time

it
was
an
image
of
her
leaning
over
and
him
holding
her
breast

the
window
was
open
for
a
long
time
and
the
wind
blew
in
the
leaves

come
to
bed
osip
anna
marina
let
russia
fall
over
me

tell
me
you
love
me
tell
me
again
and
again
and
again
forever

another
sleepless
night
is
just
another
chance
to
write
you
a
poem

the
way
her
leg
crosses
over
her
other
leg
just
like
her
father

he
laid
on
the
wet
concrete
the
people
weren't
satisfied
with
his
i'm
fine

the
roses
gestated
their
leaves
had
that
rosy
glow
of
expectant
mothers

any
kind
of
fool
could
see
there
was
something
in
everything
about
you

- player

goodnight
poems
goodnight
big
sky
goodnight
small
animals
goodnight
pines

the
sun
came
up
behind
the
clouds
crows
swooped
the
heads
of
some
passersby

they
hold
hands
while
they
walk
sit
close
like
v
close
we
don't
really
do
that

no
one
good
likes
to
talk
about
themselves
only
baddies
like
it

- noland chiliha

I
stood
by
the
warm
oven
and
read
his
poems
like
beautiful
gifts