Default

I hate to tell you, but you are a default
You are the last resort
The person who, when there is no one left
And I feel like talking
And I look through my contacts
And those few people I actually look through my contacts for
Aren't online
I finally sigh
And look for your name

And tonight I'm frustrated
Because you didn't answer
When you had the absolute privilege
To chat
With me

Loss

Strands
Frayed edges to people
Who, after comforting
Keeping warm in cold nights,
Slip away
And in desperation
Reaching out
Grasping on to pieces
Pictures
Dreams
Memories
All that can be held
Are strings of a left over
Loved one
Disintegrating in hand
Until there is no trace
But an
Image
Filled in only by
Strands

Intercession

When you are strong and stubborn
I will fight for you

When you are alone and afraid
I will fight for you

When you have been wronged
I will fight for you

When no one else will believe you
I will fight for you

When you are at your worst
I will fight for you

When you think you've seen the end
I will fight for you

When your life feels pointless
I will fight for you

When you have big dreams
I will fight for you

And when everyone else has turned their back,
Labeled you then walked away
When the people you love have been stripped from you,
The people you trust have lowered their heads in disbelief
And you can't fight for yourself anymore

I will fight for you

Things unnoticed by the outside world

Empty pages turned
despite a lack of motion
trigger memories of the fallen
and those in respite

A link to a past
left deep in a dark pit
sunken between wrinkles
and thoughts lost

Ink spilled over time
and empty parchment
spread thin from years
and heavy wear

And you, always watching
from within the cave
of shame and remorse
found only in my own eyes

2 years

When lights fade softly
But love stays strong
When birds break silence
To sing their song
When I think of you
The whole day long
In these moments
A lifetime is not long
Enough
To be married to you