Pieces Of Myself

Pieces of myself falling from my pocket
scattering across a marble covered floor
stammering my apologies I lean down to collect what I have left
only to meet my reflection halfway to hell
"you're a mess" she remarks, foot resting on my heart
"where did you come from?"  I ask
she towers over me with a heel that could plunge through concrete
ready to drive her foot down and squish my heart
"try it" I gaze up with defiant eyes
and for a moment the heel hovered just above my heart
and then came crashing down
I watched as the heel struck my hardened heart
it didn't it didn't break it caused showers of emotion
and our past just exploded into the sky
for us to watch and fear
for us to learn.

-Dev

Long Winter

fuck the flights and fights
fuck the tired eyes and sleepless nights
fuck losing you and even more to him
endless miles of ocean I feel I gotta swim
just to keep up with a rising tide of insecurity
cold water splashed on my face staring into the midnight mirror
so, so, sorry I brought up uncomfortable truths over dinner
now it's gone cold
in many ways more than one
at the very least it's getting warmer
still freezing but slowly feeling the heat from the sun

it's been a long winter...

-Dev

Missing The Rain

toes curled defiantly against the rain
but so inviting to be refreshed
after everything had been stuck, stagnant, and opposed
to anything movement. anything change
now things are moving. my world fluid
hands wave in the air over the fire
they say something, tell a story
but i'm just happy
happy it finally rained
-Dev