cinderella dreams part 1: before the prince

(2007)

you won't be perfect
i know this
we will have our moments
and there will be times
when you will fail me
and i will fail you

there will be momentswhen,
despite all certainty
i will still find myself
scared and doubting
and i will need you
to hold me just a little tighter

we will test each other
pushing past all that we know
finding and losing ourselves
a thousand times over

in this.
in all that we are.

forevermore.

something old... until there's finally something new

still no poetry and forcing it just feels wrong, so instead, i'm going to post old stuff...

i need to move a bunch of stuff over from my old myspace blog, as well as stuff i have written down in books and journals...

tonight i found an old journal from when i was 19.

i find it both cute and embarrassing to see who i once was

ode to my pen

out of my head
into my hand
you command words
across the paper

in short, crisp stanzas
you make thoughts immortal
giving feelings a voice
reminding me, ridiculing me
telling my truths and my lies

you help my heart heal
while breaking it
speaking words of love,
hate, anger and bliss

i never seem to
be able to control you
but when i'm in your presence
the possibilities are endless

(1998)

comittment

i haven't been writing poetry, so i'm going to try to write a poem a week. even if it's a complete disaster.

i miss words cycling through my head

i miss verses creating themselves in all sorts of situations

i miss poetry

and so i'm gonna force it. it's not coming naturally, and i'm tired of waiting. i hope this will work... fingers crossed