have you noticed the world that exists within you? how in a single
moment you travel so far and are flung by so many feelings, and
twist over so many tandems, that a day alone is a well-traveled
lifetime.
Oh how i'd like to mix oceans with you and swim in waters
together.
listen to the waves of your sound
that sometimes shoot lightning quick
and sometimes roll like a small roar
like a slow outreached paw
like a lullaby
and our skin never looks as alive as when its wet
and we never dance as well as when we're in water

***

travel to your past, cradle you as a child
soothe old nightmares
and laugh old prank calls

be there that one time that you needed a friend
remember?

because maybe if we sing, shhh
we can escape
the hurt of your dad's thunder
scary as it nears from his room
one step, two step
replace the hurt with some hope
our voices some small glory

we'll run, you'll see
this pain will ease
and this fear will fade
please, you'll see
the screams will go
and the songs will stay
cuz this house can't hide our story

***

the girl inside me must be crackling like a crystal
and silver as a cloud
because she lives so much faster than this one
she is constantly sailing small ships for new shores
and abandoning starboard to dive deep for sunken horrors
as i stand here, a shell of a pearl, exhausted
she cries more than i can blink
wants more than i can handle
and loves more than i can stomach
for now

look! here comes thunder!
come quick on board to see
the sky is black and velvet
and there's a storm between you and me

when will we put down our forks
and acknowledge what we know inside?
these fortresses of wisdom,
that venture the earth and whisper the new news in our ears
hey
it's getting dark
come here

well we finally ran away from home, didn't we?
can we stop running now?