( SCENT )

(richie)

its too early in the morning
for me to be awake
if i was a vampire
the rising sun
would drive a stake
through my heart
but i feel flutters
i am still feeling
like melted butter
like i was
when i held your hand
scooped up like a boy
i left behind the solid man

and i have you
still on my skin
i don’t want to bathe
because then
that moment ends
your scent
your cologne
your kiss
i own
like a tattoo
i have you on my skin
i don’t want to bathe
because then
a fantasy begins

holding on to the physical
remnants of a night let loose
into the morning
it flowed like vodka and vermouth
intoxicated by what it felt like
to have your attention placed on me
at ease with the way i could let go
and flow with you so easily
it signaled a change, uh huh,
that i could realize a dream
made me review all of the ‘challenges’
as things left to be seen

and i have you
still on my skin
i don’t want to bathe
because then
that moment ends
your scent
your cologne
your kiss
i own
like a tattoo
i have you on my skin
i don’t want to bathe
because then
a fantasy begins

i should have brought you,
walked you up into my room
it all moved so fast
the taxi pulled up
and then it ended so soon
but i have photos
in my camera to document the fun
i have a smile setting
as i watch the roll of the sun
and i smell you
all over me and you smell so damn good
like a crush
rushing over everything it could

i have you on my skin
and i want to rub it in
i have your scent
and i don’t want you to end
it’s fantastic tripping
like acid on a lingering french kiss
i got you this second
and it’s a second i will come to miss
water runs
and i smell fresh
but the hole left
takes my breath

( WHAT CAN BE )

(richie)

you can be affectionate with me
you can reach out and touch me
you can still be close to me
you can let go of this mediocrity

i have seen you naked
outside
and under your skin
i have shared your dreams
my world
never ceased to end
you can stop trying
to turn off the lights
the past can make the future
so much more bright
if you just learn
to love again
and stop the fight

gravity pulls us closer
as you try to force us apart
words placed on my tongue
that never match my heart
no anger
or need for control
when i lost you
i learned to let go
‘i’m like a bird’
and you just wanna fly away
but you’re going in circles
and i just look up and sway

we can be so much stronger
if we just hold each other’s hand
we can be much better people
than struggling in our isolation