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Haiku in Kennywood

Another Saturday Night

Smoke in our lungs Baseball on our tongues A cat cautiously coming over Wine in our glass Writing as a task Trying to make time slower Losing my grit Lost on a trip Trying to keep composure Trying to cope Looking for hope But I don’t wanna stay sober Time in a jar Trying toContinue reading “Another Saturday Night”

A Haiku Comic

Your Touch Heals

I didn’t realize how tense I was Till your hand laid on mine And my whole body collapsed Under this sign I was weakened I was softened I was relaxed It was divine.

As I Fall

Oh, as I fall for someone How am I floating across a sea? Oh, why for so long was there no one How was there only me? Oh, but you sailed to my shores How did we melt and merge into one? Oh, how’d you shake my core? How’d you get to become my sun?Continue reading “As I Fall”

Saturday at the Park (part 2)

My stomach is doing turns The sun was starting to burn The rides had my insides flying And my breath, dying. I couldn’t scream then—but I did seem To have bravery earned. The scene blurred to white At the highest point We fall And time returned my sight Waves of adrenaline Line my heart. ItContinue reading “Saturday at the Park (part 2)”

Saturday at the Park (part 1)

A two hour drive Till we arrive Coasting down Route 15 And it’s hard to dream When you want to feel alive So you settle for cheap thrills and a semblance of peace Driving past a horse and carriage, Gettysburg and ghost tour shops, Isles of green, and state trooper cops. Sips of coffee PuffsContinue reading “Saturday at the Park (part 1)”

Haiku #01

The wind breathes slowly We interlace our fingers The sun is setting.

This Love is Climbing

Streetlights casting down Your steps on the ground Your eyes find me from afar Time stops But my heart keeps pounding You call out—I hear you sounding Excitable This moment is grounding This moment is love It’s got me winding Up, and above This love is climbing.

I’d Follow You to the End of the Earth

06/01/2024 I just gotta love When we match eachother’s frequency Didn’t think two people could get along so easily Filled with lots of peace And harnessing good energy I just gotta love loving you. Well sometimes someone really likes to mess with me All in harmless fun, so we laugh carelessly The moments that weContinue reading “I’d Follow You to the End of the Earth”