My Piano
August 4, 2013 § 9 Comments
“I tell my piano
the things
I used to tell you.”
― Frédéric François Chopin
He wants me to be confident—
July 28, 2013 § 25 Comments
I sit at the piano. I feel his cold world collapse beneath my fingers « Read the rest of this entry »
New York, New York
January 6, 2013 § 8 Comments
Two Far Niente’s running through me I am ready… « Read the rest of this entry »
Funnier
November 7, 2012 § 5 Comments
“Everything is funnier in retrospect,
funnier and prettier and cooler.
You can laugh at anything from far enough away.” —Chuck Palahniuk
the white noise…
August 27, 2012 § 22 Comments
..in his heart, the sum of all his colors
—the metronome to which he beat
[was she].
A 50-Word Story a Day Keeps the Boredom Away
August 18, 2012 § 20 Comments
Light (my poem of happy)
August 12, 2012 § 48 Comments
Can I not breathe without you? Can I not dream without you?
I feel weightless- I’m dressed in silk
The suffocating wool has disappeared
I’m wearing yellow with lace and frills
My smile is white; my tongue dances behind each word
I leap from hour to hour
I dance without a stage
There is no audience
no judge
no costume or masks to be seen
I sing aloud
There is no danger of a flat note or a harmed ear
All the risks have been taken
Allowing me room to fly
Can I not breathe without you? Can I not dream without you?
I finally live
I am fully alive
Each finger composing an inexperienced song
A new life
I sing so readily, so decidedly
Is it true?
Is it fair to feel so warm?
Is this sunlight really all my own
May I bask beneath this joy?
Can I run without a guide?
Each bar that held me in place
Each brick that kept me cold
Has left
I seem to be alone
Alone in the glory of this new light
This new place
It is mine
It is all mine
I fear he needs me
I fear he needs my hand for strength
But my feet are swift
My limbs resist
The fatal temptation to re-track
To my prison
To my past
Eyes are bright
Salt tears have formed a castle
Which is a learned satisfaction
I see an orange up in a tree
I want it
So I take it
I taste it
It brings me pure delight
Small satisfaction
Little interactions of what now
does matter
Can I not breathe without you? Can I not dream without you?
I linger in this rain
I feel so overwhelmed with
Each splash
The puddles are forming fast
This moment soon will pass
I must make the most of each drop
Exploding on the slipping street
There are no words for this joy
A fresh tear fills my eye
Who am I
To deserve this second chance at life?
All my fears are not overcome
But my life has just begun
Can I not breathe without you? Can I not dream without you?
No-
So
I walk past you and find
Life after death
A fresh breath
A new scent
An awakened smile
I realize
I never knew how to live
I could never dance like this before
And everything I held so dear
Has slowly faded away
Can I not breathe without you? Can I not dream without you?
I raise my eyes towards the sky
My hands are open wide
My heart begins to pursuit
The depths of all this passion
I can barely regain my stature
I am left startled and changed
Things will never be the same
And as my height transforms
I say
Thank you
You gave me courage to breathe without
You taught me how to dream without
And without
I am offered what I once did doubt
And finally
I am ready to be
