4 bits

I.
I'm not here

I'm just waiting for you.


II.
half-remembered memories

and ideas too foolish

to ever make sense.


III.
Dandelion Diamond


IV.
I'm trying to be as quiet as can be
It's early still
and stillness
is the rule at this hour
you're  sleeping in bed
I don't wish to wake you
today will be busy
you said as much last night
your arms pull
the sheets closer
curled up like a ball
my side of the bed
full of emptiness

A Few Ideas That Didn't Work

Easy to love, but hard to get along with

would be too simple a way

to describe you.

____
I don't want to remember anymore
Holding on was the problem
Letting go has been harder
____


Do we really know what we are saying
when we talk about love?
For example, I say
"I love you".
Is it equivalent to you saying
the same thing?
How can we weigh
the intensity
the sincerity
of those words?
They carry the strength
of cannon shot
but we wield them like cotton balls.
____

It's disappointing when the words fall flat.
Is it their fault?
Not likely.
Blame the hand that orders them.