Shorts

i am the sad-eyed tiger
forever prowling
the starving jungles
of your dreams.

to watch the flowers
of your eyes
open
and drink the early morning light
on the pillow next to mine
would justify
every sorrow
that has past and is
to come.

 

he stayed awake so many nights
with her
running
through his mind

 

 

Climb up out of yourself and stretch
like a being awoken from the deepest sleep
and promise me you’ll dance
through all your future days.

 

 

the days dropped off like dominoes
and not a single hour passed
where i didn’t think of you