camels and polaroids

cigarettes an abbreviation

to thoughts darkening,

a twist of  cyanide,

crushed camel packet dropped

too many smoked

mouth stale not as nature intended,

parked up

windows hazed slightly,

those words he had written down

being spoke to no one,

he could not bring himself to knock

and apologize,

over thinking a problem

made it only worse,

could they make up

or would leaving six years be easier,

he wished to be painting that

green wall again,

had she seen his car

panic a dense butterfly fluttered,

one glance a mans shape

at the downstairs window,

sudden confirmation

jerked ignition started and left

he had photographs

a thousand breaths of darkness

bend we

blend we

softly we,

smoked sun went down

sea masked by gloss facade

wandering on one song

we survive the fading light

hold we

whisper we

come we

wreath of fireflash glow

unstrung limbs and fairest pain

nicotine’s claw will hold

as i

as you

slack thoughts under blossom hair

pure eyes push dark thoughts away

serenity found us astride,

night falls

night absorbs

pleasures of the once unaware

words on mirror flowing

eternity had no vertigo

bronze cast

bronze head

sleep miles at each others side

strange half lit remembering

hand in hand

nakedness given

i found my shadow repeating

in you my vapors dew

mound and pasture wet

shallow sound

shallow speak

as offerings to morning

we remain

left over in blood red dreams

California Beaches

sand stuck to her

like pepper on a steak,

i could almost feel textured

braille of messages

upon her skin,

beneath those

pieces of cloth

anatomy to be discovered,

i ache , i pain

she carries on by,

and i take up my pad

and write