Camber

I'm on my way, today. Boxed up, retreated to my dismay. I don't like this room. Stench of smoke, stale booze perfume. Cut at the knees, again. Packed in, defeated and shedding skin. I am exposed and...

She, your most ardent trustee. Keeper of secrets, hearer of screams. Says you're your own worst enemy. She loves you better than anyone. But she'd like to know, what do you want this to be? She wants...

Remember that night. secrets said. you doubted you'd always want me there. remember that time. fears were fed. i chased you up to the street. one of our lows. how could I make you feel that way. but...

Last time you checked, you thought that all was swell or at least it seemed so. In retrospect your long season in hell left them less than gung-ho. But you'll make them all remember. You'll make them...

Stumble over words. open wounds escape i seek. walk through open door. you are strong but i am weak. first time tell the truth. open eyes confirm worst fears. falling on your floor. i love you through...

I'm sleeping on it and toss from side to side. Still sitting on the fence, as usual I'm petrified. I'm chewing on it until it's cut and dried. And just when I've made progress be sure that I'll...

Oh my girl. please stay strong. please fight hard for me. right then wrong. begging you please to remember. that the skies can open wide. reveal a truth from which we can't hide. it won't lie to you....

Why do we stay so long in this city she loves me in? Each day we take it on the chin and we've become has-beens. Once young and bold, now we look old. The luster fading from this daily passion play....

Like faded photos. home movies in your head. their theme of self-defeating. with insides peeling. a spineless mass without a shell. to have always known this feeling well. the more you want it. the...

She sits alone just waiting to go. how long 'til she feels the warmth of his strong hands. how long. i don't ever call. can't find the time. rationalize my stall each time. she marks the days just...