Plan of Attack

Look here, Baby,
this is our one shot
at storming the castle and
building a real fort -

together we'll ready the troops
(popcorn, candy, and soda)
and march on into war.

Look here, Baby,
this is our one shot
to own the remote
and choose our seats first -

so let's get moving,
approve the plans,
draw the maps,
and head out. 

A Thousand Blank Pages

"I've only ever wanted to give you a better chance than I had," you whispered as you kissed my sleeping forehead and left. Then you woke up to an empty room flooding itself with regret.

"It's not too late yet," the tears on your pillow gently nudged. 

The First Date's Special

Let's try something new today, something neither of us has ever done before. We could sit in the park and converse only in song or grocery shop poetically, or go door to door telling strangers what we love about them. But whatever we do, let's make it count, okay?

Dividing up the Belongings

Did you have the time to love deeply?

Playing Cards Face Down

I often wish I could read your mind. 

Pictures With Strangers

I'd love to laugh and joke with you so long as you'd enjoy it. Let's use today to live a little. 

In Your Absence They Shine

Baby, you're the reason every remaining star ever seemed dim. 

May the Young and Happy be Blessed

Here's a toast to one year down and a billion more dreams to go. And congratulations on the beautiful new adventure that awaits you and your new born family!

21 on the 21st!

There's absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying the time you have - even if it's something little, make the most of it.

You are a great embodiment of this advice, I hope you had a wonderful birthday today!

Afternoon Outings to the Mall

Spend more time with friends. It's good for you. You'll be happier in the end. Spend more time with friends.

Heart to Heart

I am sorry for that time we fought so long and loud that the neighbors wished us condolences the next day, for that time we fought in late afternoon and the sun refused to feel warm on our backs, for that time we felt the entire house shake from the fury in our voices. I am sorry that you felt the need to walk out and it wasn't even anything I said, that we both bled all over the kitchen for absolutely nothing, that we had to bend and break before we could heal.

Honestly though, I do not regret it at all. I am thankful that we were able to gain battle scars from a battle actually worth fighting, that our war was for love and not hatred, that we are better off for it - closer than we've ever been before. I am grateful that we had this chance to get the steam out of our heads, that we could clear our minds and patch up our hearts all at once, that we figured it out on our own - it just took more time than we (or anyone else) expected. 

Not Needed Anymore

You were right, I don't need anything from you -

not the skype calls at one am
or the poems written in vague language.
I don't need your voice coming
across wires when all I want to do
is fall apart all over again.

And I suppose you were right when you said

that the walls only start talking once
the trouble maker fades away, but
you weren't the troubled one at all.

All spun like sugar and aged like wine

you were just a sense of poison
I wasn't able to name yet. Like
hemlock or too much lavender tea.

Hun, I can't tell you why you're still

captivating my heart and on my mind
everytime I turn around, even after I
swear I've moved on (for real this time?)
So I won't even try this time around,
but I do wonder what it would be like

to need you all over again.

Flowers in Hand

Thank you for being here when you were needed as well as desired. Thank you for making midnight beautiful and afternoons just a bit more bearable. Thank you for welcoming my writing and embracing the light of this heart. 

New Face in the Mirror (Sort of)

Look here change is nothing to shy away from, and until you realize that you will never be as truly you as you (or the rest of us) deserve you to be. 

Roll the Dice

I will never see your face or be able to pick your voice out of the crowd outside, but I think that's why I've chosen you to read my story before anyone else. 

The Perfect Phone Call

Thanks for stopping by at just the right moment.

Every time. 

Learning as We Go

It's not the mistakes I mind, it's not even having to clean them up after them, it's not putting my best foot forward from the getgo. But if this is how we're going to play this out, then let's go arm in arm, without any fear because if nothing else this is the best way to get experience and knowledge under our belts. 

Little Blue Hearts

If you'd like to remain frozen and die alone then I will gladly leave you to your impending misery. But you know as well as I do (hopefully) that that's the kind of life no one can be satisfied with. 

Complete Honesty

You have only ever been a geek dressed in tinfoil.

But no knight in shining armor could have been any sweeter.