perfect
as a ghost is perfect
in its incorruptible form
a smile
brief
the twinkle of a star
a billion light years away
a candle not even in the same part
of the sky anymore
this illusion of a memory
lost by
closing my eyes
and letting the true night
and fading scent of
honey
wash over me
Tag: smile
on not ruining you (Poem 20160508)
i’m always relieved to see you smile
it means that i didn’t ruin you
(this is a song that i sing to myself)
i used to only hum it but i learned the words
so i could write it down
so i could write a chorus
so i could play guitar during a round at camp by a fire
but i never learned guitar
but i hated camp
but there’s not enough money to get me to lead a round
of anything
you are roses freshly and newly bloomed
and i am the mud staining the thorns
the blemish of mildew on the leaves
aphids attaching and draining
and your smile is the fragrance that spins my head
and if my head were to come clean off
it would sing my song
and i would not regret it
Words and Feathers 