In Transit 1

Met you the other day

En transit to change

You asked me what I thought of you

How you looked and the clothes you wore

Said you had just thrown a man out of your house

For calling you a slut and a whore

I agreed that he probably wasn’t the right one for you

Yet you stared straight ahead and continued on

My response mattering less than my company

You were on the way to see your daughter

And that you were scared because you thought she would see what you see in the mirror

That she would feel how you feel

And that would scare her

I want to know where you’re going

Mentally calculating the distance

Wondering if transit goes that far across town this late

Doubt won’t do you much good

So I believe you’ll make it to see your daughter

And she’ll see in you what I saw

A warrior princess in the night

As for me, I’ll make it

We’ll all make it.

d.r

A Single Muse

Seeing your smile makes me think I could've said goodbye better

As if I could play a part with parting words

I hold no stock in your happiness

But you have to understand a man stumbles in a world that doesn't want to see me cry

I had to be strong for all the wrong reasons

Nowadays I've grown a bit

You can find me all twisted up in a career

Putting words together in a dusty room for a local publication

Just wanted to say I'm no longer holding it all back in fear

 

d.r

 

 

In A Moment

It's a long walk from the living room to the bed room
Coming home at different times from the same place
Staring at the wall but really seeing the end of us
Hand cold with scotch on the rocks
An amber comfort of what my father used to drink
I'm always walking away from the crowd to give myself time to think
And you used to ask where I was
We fit perfectly away from it all on some park bench
"I'm suprised you found me.." I look down at my fingers as they intertwine with yours
"Well, I followed the kicked rocks and over analysis" She jokes
We hardly talked
Just watched our breath form on that cold october night
She's curled up next to me, head on my shoulder
I feel the trust, feel her heartbeat, and I hold her
An endless feeling bottled up in a moment

Tv on with no sound
Shadows dancing on the wall
This is my late night manifesto
Before we go back to things being just alright
Do we believe in ourselves or just act the part?
I feel the pressure
I feel the break beneath my feet
And I know we'll soon part ways in defeat
When will you tie the knot? Have a baby boy or girl?
Faced with societies norms from well meaning friends and family
Yet little do they know
I'm watching it all fall away and not bothering to hold it together
Am I normal?
Will it be deemed sane to give up those dark eyes and seductive lips?
The future an after thought watching you slide that dress down your hips
Such a moment captivating and distracting
Such a moment alluring and manipulative
A moment so sweet and bitter at the same time

d.r

Disenchanted Charms

I know disenchanted charms
Sold in the window shop at the highest dollar
Saw men turn to dogs
Salivating and panting over a gold collar
While their shoes wear out
They've been walking the hard road
Looking for a way out

And they say all you have to do is cross the tracks
Past the broken down carts covered in graf
Past the dwindling budget with a frustrating math
Yet a child still looks to the sky and dreams big
The sweet prairie air carries her laugh

d.r

The Beginning

I felt branded without meaning
Consumer chaos
At a loss under the neon lights
In the dusty shop window sits a notebook
My first hope book
And with courage I wrote my first rhyme
Tentatively showing the world

As a child I crawled under my first grade teachers long flowing dress
Innocent eyes staring up at a pantyhose covered butt
So far from the objectification
The sexism and smut
Now it's what we both can achieve
That turns me on

d.r

Don't Let Me Reach Love Yet

Don't let me reach love yet
I want more reckless passion and quick regret
Why not comfort and a safe bet?
My heart pounds with the uncertainty of tomorrow
The chance of seeing her face in a crowd
She just lived around the corner
Had a bottle of Merlot and a life sized canvas
She had painted the skyline without the reality of man made destruction
I traced the clouds delicately and the memories came flooding back
They filled the room and I felt light on my feet
She's behind me
Red wine on our breath
"I'm leaving the city soon but..."
We never had that conversation
Unfinished sentence so fitting
Because I don't want to reach love yet

d.r

Seasons Change -Things Change

Pulled you from the large crowd

To make out in the dark corner

Now things are heated and loud

Trying to make it out of this dark corner

And if I could remind of how it once was

If only I could slip new words into your back pocket as you walk away

I’d remind you of that night when fall stepped in front of summer

And I gave you my hoodie to disappear in

Poking your head through the top you asked if I’d be okay

I watched the air cling to my words and slowly go away

The confidence of a single summer gone astray

Now the nights are chilly without your smile and those hugs from behind

Love is love, how dare you put is so simple

Had my wavelength figured out

Until you simply passed by

A simple glance causing a ripple

Let it be an effect

Allow emotions once held down to break through the surface

I stare into your eyes

Hovering over your heaving chest

Shit, I could be the worst

Furthest from the best

New explorations

Physical manifestations creating strange locations

Could be so happy in the pouring rain

Miserable on the beach

Either way my soul broke down

My tears the levee you were able to breach

My sister found her fate in the ability to teach

I hold her young baby in my arms

So small and timid, so easy to break

And that’s relevant because all creation depends on a strong foundation

-DR