Barely Breathing

"If I leave, I'm not hereI went somewhere out thereOut there beyond the starsA place higher then the highest reefer highLighter then the lightest featherstronger then a tree in the middle of the woodsT..."

"I sit and waitFirst word spoken?From a friend?A stranger?A guy besides me watches me write on a napkin.Will he buy me a drink?I Doubt it!Will I take him home?I Doubt it!All strangers to me in here dan..."

"I lie here with my hands on my chest Very still Motionless Not able to move an inch I'm cold so very cold Someone please bring me a blanket I wear this smile only because someone put it there My ski..."

"If you passed me on the street...Would you call me friend?I sit by this light pole on this hard cracked sidewalk.Hoping to catch a glimpse of you soon.The only thing I can concentrate is the noisy sou..."

"Splinters of glass pierce my heartas my breathing gets heavyand tension rages through my veinssince I found out your dating againthe one man I have secretly lovedThe one man I have put on holdfor many..."

"This goes out to a woman Across the other side of the world A day away But miles of laughs we share This goes out to a woman a mother of a beautiful daughter a grandmother to a little boy A wife tha..."