Failing

Looking for my muse

in the bottom of my glass

Hemingway told me to do so


looking for inspiration

in the mysterious eyes of the handsome stranger
he's no good for me

he only takes
and gives nothing.

How can I possibly bare my soul

To strangers

Who will scoff at my pain?

What have I to gain from this vanity?

My words shall remain inside

Beautiful, unuttered. 

You are comfort

You are warmth

You are the smile that lingers on

After the laugh is gone.

You are Ella Fitzgerald’s voice

And the peace of the library.

You are the smell of yellowing pages

You are the dust on old books

You are the great expectation.

Dreams

Put your little broken dream

Inside the little silver box

We’ll hand the box down

From generation to generation

Collecting all the broken dreams

And making mere anecdotes of them all

To amuse the neighbours.

  

Blossoming doubts swim in the cold sea of reason

"Why?" You ask.

The answer is like the pebble the little girl playfully throws into the river.

Lost.

Your words twist into an wicked smile
As I stare at the fragile scars
That seem to move inside your head.

I am not afraid.