when we were young

I want to be young again.

I want to be young and in love.

I want the love to be like a rope

and wrap itself around my chest

and pull so tight that I can’t breathe.

I want to forget that I need to breathe.

I want to be caught up in you.

I want to dream of you every night

and dream of losing you

and wake myself with heavy tears.

I want to dance in hot, sweaty clubs.

I want to be surrounded by other dancers.

I want the pulsing energy like a heartbeat around me

and in my chest is a heart that beats

and aches, aches with love for you.

I want to be young again.

I want to be in love again.

I want to be young and in love with you

you are now my longest relationship

At night you are my

savior, my white knight.

You fight the dragons

of my nightmares

and win.

With your skin against mine,

together we are stronger than

the witches in my mind

who bring poison to my dreams.

You, sweet prince,

slumbering hero, just you

here

beside me in this world

with bed sheet earth and pillow mountains

is enough to banish all

the evil from my

dreams.

written by the glow of a cell phone

By day,

a fairy queen

in boots; she walks

strong, confident.

By night,

the world’s worst

superhero

with blankets for her cape

she loses battles

with demons in her head.

lovely mail!!!

The magazine with my poem printed in it arrived while I was away!!

I guess this makes me a published poet; how cool is that to say?!
Look at it there on page 11!
It has my name and everything!

This is the perfect way to end a perfect long weekend.
SO HAPPY!!!

Expect a post about our mini-vacation soon (probably within the hour & then more photo posts throughout the week).

happiness level: 100,000,000/10

I literally just discovered that a poem I submitted to the very first issue of Eat Sleep Draw Magazine was in fact PUBLISHED. This is my first work of anything published in a magaine and it TOTALLY ROCKS AND PUMPS MY CONFIDENCE TO NEW LEVELS.

You can buy a hard copy (which I’m totally doing) or download a copy for ffree (or donations) here: http://esdmag.com/post/153623665/eatsleepdraw-magazine-001-buy-the-hard-copy-here (check out the art later, first skip to page 11)

This is SO FREAKING COOL.

p.s. ignore the typo, I should have caught that (but i think they should have too). haha. :D:D:D

Get Better Soon Boyfriend, We Have Adventures to Discover

(image via: if you know let me know!)

When we sleep
we try and curl up
like puzzle pieces fitting together

when we sleep
our legs intertwine,
one on top of another, on top of another

when we sleep
we spoon up close
and hold on tight and don't let go

when we sleep
our pillows get damp
and our sheets, from drool and sweat

when we sleep
there is a fight each night
for the blanket, and for pillows, and for space in a too small bed

when we sleep
we have bad dreams, and good ones,
and in the morning we share, and cuddle, and kiss.

9.25.09