(no subject)

[_allergic]

Don't let anything fragile
happen to you in my town.
Those sloppy connotations
thrive in your fingertips,
absent-mindedly clutching
your worried steering wheel with one hand,
a half-drained cigarette with the other --
you're too afraid to sing aloud.

Don't rely on asprin to survive breakfast,
& always allow yourself breakfast,
warm milk and soft grains,
you used to love eating anything out of a spoon.
Become comfortable in necklaces.
Fiddle with the chain when you're nervous
and talking to new boys
with flowers in their breath.
Counting to ten and avoiding eye contact
for those quick moments helps with blushing.
But don't forget their eyes --
they want you to explore them,
call them your precious land and
settle in the color.

Learn more about color.
You're more of an artist
than you'll let yourself believe,
those late-night jittering fingers and shoulders,
it's obvious you're being clandestine about something.

Never take sunrises for granted,
never complain about the early brightness in your bedroom.
The sun won't last forever.
Write down a list of your favorite novels & poems
and sail it to me --
we need to talk about something.

Always appreciate
the sounds of a whisper