Quicker than the end of a sentence.
He left
Cold water and the cool of a stare
He returned
To the sound of the record on repeat.

some days
I just can't seem to say enough nice things about Annelise.

Energy you give me
A waterfall in a heartbeat.
The silence lasts just a moment
Hanging still until
Thump
Religion.

Such a pretty smile
And my fat peasant head
Hanging around the doldrums
Stirred by your passing wake
Is determined to watch
Just to make sure I do not follow.

Float like silver pain on the bullet of the night.
Sting like a cure that hides its punch beneath a skin of sugar.
Run with the wind dangling between your fingertips
Silken streamers slide through the cough of autumn
A slumbery sun clears its throat
Stumbling back to bed with the freezer door left
Ever-so-noticeably ajar.

walking a little each night
Let down your hair
You won't change but that's alright
Don't have to dare
striking the mystery
Send showers to space
You won't get the better of me
It's much too late

Much too late
To wake up and see
What the waves
Carried onto the sand
To carry your mind up to me
From your solid land

Planting your feet so deep
Your toes kiss the earth
You won't get the better of me
You've exhausted your worst.