freak show

I am bent on-seduction
my intentions
my clean heart
I need your hands
and your breath
I believe for now
in this sense of motion
it will wait
rise above
immerse yourself
slide across this
destiny to coincide
with my reactions
am I wrong
if you need it more
each minute
crucial to impact
reside out of limits
there are so many things
I wish I could say out loud
what it means
if you read in to it
but you need to want it
or care enough to try
will I always have to
initiate or will you
if I am right
then it will make
a thousand faithful
change all directions
and you and I
just might believe

9-13-95

Kriptonite

there is no
sure foot step
without holding on
boys-sex smeared smiles
and this deniable truth
of wanting it all
I am obsessed
warped & beyond repair
it would take
a thousand meaningless nights
to make it matter
sickening thought
revolting need
you were wrong
and I am leaving
before they collide
my want & need
love & lust
they are not the same
and God help me
if I allow so much
I am destined to choose
I am destined to fail
burn out
flicker fire-fly
as if we could make it happen
I ask
and sometimes answer
touch me & die
touch me now
or I walk out
you are not possible
we kindred say
all we ever needed was love
maybe a good friend
who doesn't ask
or expect
just give & takes
as natural as the sun
but for now
I accept
whatever I get
open eyes, empty heart
there is no vulnerability
I am too aware
I divide my own lines
so there can be no mistake

9-6-95

Answering Machine

Once again-
I rationalize you
into nothing.
You telephoned,
so considerate-
no, just bored
very lonely.
Like me.
You said it's love.
I say desperation
& convenient.
Am I worth it?
dreamer
romantic
very impractical
Leave me alone-
everyone does.
Looking for a spark
chemical reaction.
There is a block
on the fuse,
need extra spice.
You're pushing-
I'm pulling-
I'm pushing-
You're gone...
Did I do something wrong?
Fuck me if you can.
Isn't it love?
Isn't it fate?
The moon & the stars aligned.
I can capture.
I can make you stay.
I can hold you close.
I can live the dream.
You are not...
You are not the one.
I can go on.
It's not too late.
Sure...

9-5-95