So be charming
with your tasteful tongue...

Darling,
I can't stand the state...

Love always ends too soon
corrupting lies with truth...

Familiar translucent swirls
of a crisp new season...

I remember a time
when I wore my skin...

He still hasn't called,
I check the dial tone again...

Your love, like cactus fruit
its tiny teeth sharp and taunting...

It's your birthday today
and I cannot find a cause for celebration...

Momma says I've got a poet's heartache
that I dally...

I'd like to gather my poems
and scatter them...

Being pretty has only got me so far
Right into your arms...

Daddy it's 2:13
and I'm glad you found a way...