PB&J Relationships

When we met
Your brain was nutty
Mine was like jelly
It is no wonder that
Our relationship is toast

Callings

I grew up down the street
From a seminary
A very spacious place
Sprawling buildings
Acres of green
Fences all around and tennis courts
Something almost like a fairy tale
But that’s not really the point

I’m about to go there now
Not to admire the beauty
But to enlist my soul
To another kind of heavenly devotion

This might sound trite
But if I can’t have you
I’d prefer to stay unloved

How could I ever move on
With anyone who doesn’t
Have your name?
Your face?
Your voice?

I swear, only God could compare.

Empty Throne (Song Lyrics)

Aug8

[Verse 1]
I was torn in two
When you left that day
Was I forcing you
To always stay?

I had no clue
You would run away
Is there another one
Or another day?

[Chorus]
Your throne is empty
But I still got your crown
Your throne is empty
But I’m waiting around

Your throne is empty
But I’m staying in town
Just in case
You come back around

[Verse 2]
We were split in two
When you left that day
Were you thinking you
Always had to stay?

You must’ve had a clue
You could walk away
You didn’t have to
Run away

[Chorus]
Your throne is empty
But I still got your crown
Your throne is empty
But I’m waiting around

Your throne is empty
But I’m staying in town
Just in case
You come back around

Just in case
You come back around (4x)

[Ad lib]
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Oh, oh, oh!

[Instrumental Outro]

Faraway Truths

Aug7

I’ve never really, really shared the truth of
How much I miss you when you’re absent
Because it couldn’t ever fit the length of a text:
The space needed is the size of an encyclopedia

The Altar

Aug4

My hands are full of
Yarn and needles
Needles and yarn

I don’t even know
How to knit

I’m learning, though
In case your feet get cold

If You Knew My Girl

Aug2

If you knew my girl
you’d never have to
fake a smile.

If you heard her speak
you’d swear she was singing
a hymn.

If you watched
her dance you’d forget
to blink.

Just reading a poem
about her might make
you swoon.

If you knew my girl
you would fall and
never land.

I still can’t land

Underthought

Aug1

I must’ve written
A million poems
To show you were wrong.

After finishing this one
I concluded I was.

Heartstrings

Jul31

If you’re ever interested
In hearing the sound
Of a broken heart
Just spend one moment
Around me without her

Seminal Tears

Jul30

It’s been 7 years and 4 days since my eyes last watered my cheeks
There’s a very simple reason why I’m suddenly bringing this up

Warm Chills (Song Lyrics)

Jul29

[Verse 1]
I get so cold
When you don’t leave on the light, babe
I get so cold
When you do not say good night, babe

You’re only right
Cause you can’t admit you’re wrong, babe
We only fight
Cause of sexual frustration

[Pre-Chorus]
Warm me up, warm me up
Warm me up right now
I’ll warm you up, I’ll warm you up
I’ll warm you up somehow

[Chorus]
Don’t need these cold chills
Every day that you are away
Don’t need these cold chills
But I felt them hard yesterday

I want some warm chills
Heat me, pour me in your rain
I want some warm chills
Lay me down and walk over me, babe
I need those warm chills
Right now and every single day
I need those warms chills
You’re the only one who gives them, babe

[Verse 2]
I get so cold
When you do not show your face, babe
I get so cold
When you tell me that you’re sleeping

I get so cold, I get so cold
When I’m alone, when I’m alone