Thursday, December 30, 2010

we are ready now.

our worlds can alter in the blink of an eye
predictions falling like dizzy dancers
all i want is to cover you in love so you won't ever see the darkness that is street corners
take my hands
fold them up
just so you have something to hold on to

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

a curious thing.

another christmas passes by, and i am left befuddled by my curious family once again.
top (both good and bad, and in no particular order) memories:
1. beautiful indian boy massaging my hands in a organic beauty store.
2. my sensitive grandmother saying that my nose ring looks like a pig's.
3. realizing that i do actually love some of my extended family.
4. seeing how lucky i am with my immediate family.
5. buying a bump-it (FINALLY!!) at the dollarama.
6. a. being canadian.
b. partaking in family "christmas shots."
7. crying with my grandmother at the tragedy of alzheimer's.
8. meeting one of my cousins who i have not seen in a decade.
9. wearing this fantastic hoodie that i purchased thanks to boxing day... slash going shopping and actually bonding with my cousins.
10. reading heinous lyrics to my 55-year-old uncle's ridiculous songs for his mandolin (we don't play a flat tricks / we stick with a major and get the chicks).


oh canada. i don't know for how much longer we will be going to canada for christmas. soon my siblings and I will be rooted in jobs and spread all over, and these forced ties between certain family members will be lost. family is a strange, strange thing when you think about it.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

the equinox.

while the sun boosts your self esteem, i will tear into muscles and nibble on pretzels. my hopes will dash the new year in its tracks, and my future will astound. if only the ones i love the most could point me in the right direction... or else music will carry me far away from anything sensible and i will live this life like it is my first day. stop leaning on walls; they will get you nowhere but the ground. leave your chains behind you, and embrace the future that is you and a Plan--for everyday gets longer from here on out. cordless, i will fly to a telephone pole and i will send messages by yelling on the tops of them as the shouts pierce the wires, so, maybe then, you will be stranded in your disastrous desire. part of me hopes you stay there forever.



remember this, love:
when you only love the things you see, you will find yourself alone in the night.







dear gremlin, this is not about you. just fyi.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

your love's too big for me.

and these things i hold on to
precious for a moment
then gone once everything around me
lights up the room
i will devour these feelings
until the cold goes away
and i have returned to the person i am when dreaming

Friday, December 17, 2010

first semester.

biting my lips
saying it doesn't hurt
hating admitting it to myself
living like today will never end
losing faith that it will
hoping for a great tomorrow



first semester, you are done. almost. so close.
please end






now

Monday, December 13, 2010

to be a decimal.

in this negativity i will stay
it is easier to block out potential
anything
isn't it true that we do not love the ones around us
until they are gone?
close my doors
close my eyes
look to the ceiling
hoping that the tiles will peel away and a
hand
will pick me up and carry me as if flying
just like in my dreams
i have not flown in a while


its not about the notes
or the highlighters
but the realization of me
of mirrors
of glass windows--
see through
just a girl in jeans
one of thousands
and that's a decimal

Sunday, December 12, 2010

this again.

looking for an answer on tv
in dreams
in strangers
in comfort
in laughter



in absolute trust and expectation for those who get too close
i am sorry for who i am
that i am weak
that i care too much


i have begun to clench my jaw again, and the endlessly nervous feeling wrenching my heart around
if you don't leave me alone, i will act
and it will be so bad
and so so so so so so so good


and my words are those of 1st grader because my vocabulary has been expended on review sheets and comprehension


its easy as 1 2 3
a b c
give me my report card, and tell me what to see

Friday, December 10, 2010

el paso.

a mismatch of people, like a ragged warm quilt. surrounding me, supporting me, influencing my
steps.
to stand, i discern and balance all that i hear to protect my malleable mind, taking care not to lose myself in red hair, yoga mats, and articles.
for it is not the goal, but the journey: that journey of independence, silence, and solitude in the morning.
my face forms a calm, pleased person whom i know as myself, resting in the depths of possibility and the fragility of tomorrow.
and on this tight-wire i will stand, clinging on to the air in front of me, hoping for the new day and assurance of forever.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

door. open. pockets.

chilly wind carves out our jawlines and sharpens our cheekbones, as the wind fills in the empty spaces inside our jackets. rushing inside as snowflakes melt off our eyelashes, likes tears. and we cry over the big things to miss the little flakes left on our shoulders, clinging to us for distance.

Friday, December 3, 2010

pity for the foolish man.

to those who do not have time:
your oblivious, ignorant attitude while cause your eyes to lose sight, and your hearts to harden. pity for the foolish man. instead, nod your heads to the powerful speaker and laugh. for i will smile and sing when i feel you can see me, pitying the fool while praying for ignorance.


"you embarrass me. you embarrass yourself"

Thursday, December 2, 2010

december two.

for now, the snow is clean and light