remembrancer

There's dust gathering on the bed frame

Interspaced with gaps left by careless and infrequent touche…

Let me be clear

I understand very little

Least of all the people closest to me

But as I babble about…

my melody started with bright and brassy horns

on a triumphant and unexpectedly quick note

But the t…

Sometimes I forget that home has a scent

A comforting reminder of a familiar space, habits, and expe…

Unregistered college graduates drink through a discussion on the possibility of fewer student loans

…

My dreams trace your laugh-lines

and sparkles part grey clouds between light lashes

Fingertips brush…

Challenge the limits you set for yourself

When you were too tired to predict the consequences

Examin…

You've been my faithful companion for so long I can't imagine.....

Not feeling

your sticky sweetnes…

I've been straining to stretch my smile

clenching my cheeks along with my teeth

as sweat soaks my sm…

When my sister was explaining the futility of my expectations

Her favorite line was, "You keep tryin…

I wonder if butterflies ever miss their former self

The sturdy roundness of their skin

Their steady …

Piles of sparkly litter are all that remain of the gifts that are never good enough

The bittersweet…

I've decided to picture a bright future

Where I recapture the brilliance of my youth

And retain the …

Silence echoes through a cacophony of excuses

and pointed fingers we've aimed at each others eyes

A …

Disrespectful

Apathetic

Noisy

Tough

Evil

-

Decent

Astute

Notable

Thoughtful

Effective

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Lazy

Insipid…