white leatherbound

so i got this new notebook, so i could write in it.

and it's been serving me well.

here are a few things that i've written recently...

~~~

red bricks

line your eyes,

line the roads

and the lights

that emanate from your lips.

clear the pebbles

and the monsters under the bed.

open the door

scream

yell

cry out

for help

because the leaves

won't fall back up

you won't shut up.

when in the room,

there's a chair

there's the moonlight,

and your blank stare.

they call me from places

where no map could take you.

they tell you to walk the tightrope,

try not to choke.

hold my hand

watch as the bones are left

when the shell peels away.

far away.

from you.

and the wrinkled sheets

that you left behind,

with that king can,

and those brown butts.

you left empty boxes

and empty bottles.

~~~

leave your shoes at the door.

take a seat

take a sip.

come here

sit with me

don't look away

don't look back

because the cobwebs

are in the windows

the claws

are at your neck.

the frostbite

eats your cheeks

and your eyes widen

when i take a step.

you watch as my lips move.

you crack your knuckles

and wrack your brain.

don't feel

don't feel

do you feel it?

is it right?

are you wrong?

not here

then where?

not now

then when?

just take a breath.

wait 'till the water

reaches the top.

jump in

i'll jump, too.