crumbs





i left a crumb 
of myself
behind

followed by

another
and
another
and
another

every few steps
in plain sight
for you

to find your way back

i remain hopeful
despite the dwindling
of the light

the dark is infinite

i've dropped the last morsel
the smallest bit
left

i wait

don't idle long,
my love

the birds are circling
and they are
hungry

I’ll Cry About It Tomorrow

I'll cry about it tomorrow
I don't have the time for it today
Too much time deliberating
Whether or not to walk away

Dangling like a carrot
Promises you don't intend to keep
I'll worry about it tomorrow
I need to catch some sleep

I'll cry about it tomorrow
  No time, No time today
I'll cry about it tomorrow
  When nothin's left to say

I'll let it all out tomorrow
I'll try and carve out some time
Too busy drowning my heartache
In this almost empty jug of wine

We've said our peace, nothing's changed
My heart can't bear this weight
I'll think about this tomorrow
Hopefully it won't be too late

I'll cry about it tomorrow
  No time, Just no time today
I'll let it all out tomorrow
  When there's nothin' left to say

If I could have just one more day
I promise, I won't make a scene
I'll have dry eyes until tomorrow
Just to hold you close to me

Almost morning and the bed is empty
Light slowly seeps in from dawn
Tears flow to soak my pillow
Tomorrow has finally come





coping mechanisms

when i was younger
heartbreak
devastated me
in the worst way
i'd slip away into late night
dives
drinking to forget
picking up strangers
just to feel
wanted
pretending they gave a shit
even though
i knew they didn't
never being able
to stand my own reflection
the morning after

fortunately
times have changed
i don't find solace
in self-destruction
the way 
i once did

i suppose i've evolved

lately
i like to read old love poems
the ones i wrote
when the future
seemed certain
and promising

i read them 
to remind myself
that it has happened before
it can happen
again

just because
i've always been
slow to trust
when the time came
to lower the 
many bridges
to my soul's heart

i did and
i have continued to love
unconditionally
truthfully
loyally

always kindly.

while my stomach is sick
with the churning chaos
of another paramour
removed
i take the time
to acknowledge
the moments
where it all felt
real
new
forever

even if it doesn't feel that way
at the present