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Astronaut

All day I want you and at night you’re what I need . Lately you been what everyone wants but not what I need. I’m over sharing you… If you can’t understand that then I’m over caring for you. Space and time none of it matters I’m always there for you. Name a place and…

Tightrope

You had a bad day. Fuck… Trust me I understand. Shit… Trust me anyone who is reading this will understand. Damn… Everything about this is so human. Is it the type of bad day where you want to end it all or the type of bad day where you just want tomorrow to come? Is…

Maybe…

I hate the word maybe. Seriously. I feel the same about possibly. I want confidence when we speak. Talk to you like my confidante. Whisper secrets in your ear about my dreams as you sleep. I don’t want you to ever doubt. I also don’t want you to ever think I’m perfect. I’m a man…

1-800-799-(SAFE)

You don’t know when the change happened But it happened You couldn’t change it back No role reversal You couldn’t rearrange his fist of anger into words of compassion Hugs and kisses, all those X’s and O’s became something else Something vicious The intent became malicious Women adapt to so many harsh environments Living shouldn’t…

Young Lion in the Concrete Jungle: I went Adulting in New York.

This is a love story, because I am a hopeless romantic. I went adulting in New York. As you know I don’t do anything in life if I don’t get it for the low, have a plug, or free. Reno has a deal with Jet Blue at the Reno/Tahoe airport. Round trip, direct flight to…

Not all cut from the same cloth. 7.12.15 Last week my friends mother gave me a quilt she personally made for me. That gesture alone made me smile. It’s not often people give me things or gifts of any kind. Not that I expect them either. Just doesn’t happen often. What really made me so…