My first visit to
her town was nice,
but tonight I lay
down underneath
bright city lights,
hear spinning wheels
on winding roads,
faint talking
coming from mouths,
voices I do not know,
and part of me wants
to be a part of
the commotion
on the sidewalk below.
But tonight I lay down,
Tonight I let go.

It's raining
in Richmond.
I consider
pulling all
plants from
the ground so
that they don't
drown.
A car rolls down
a one-way street,
my street, passes
the window.
A girl sleeps on
my side of the bed,
her head rests on
my pillow.
Newports are much
stronger than I
remember, I feel
the fiberglass in the
back of my throat
and crush my smoke,
save it for some other
time. Hear sirens
in the distance.

Meant To Break.

pretty
girls
don't
always
follow
rules

both
were
meant
to
break

Atonement.

drank all the
liquor my stomach
could stand
hardly breathing
clock ticking, second hand
in the morning
on a cold, tile floor
blood poured
from my mouth
behind a closed,
locked door

White Flag.

i
surrender.