silence easy

texts to my friend is poems to

when i wake up, my eyes are stuck shut. i tried to go to a party last night and slept in the mascara i cried into. that is why my eyes are shut. there is nothing i do not want to see today.

from how the man who loves her said she would be.

if you end up with a bruised rib by fault of a weak rope i will be comforted by the concept that it will not be the first time, when i ask does it hurt, does this hurt you still, and i am the only one who sees what i hear i will find solace in thinking you still feel somehow the way i care.

i am living in the city and smoking anything i am offered. i want to find you again so desperately. you may see it from the window. go on, try to wipe the smudge off of your lenses with my sleeves. the smoke will not stop. please, follow the signs. i want to find you again so desperately.