A poet's day off

I promise
this poem won't be

as tragic as the others. 

I won't sneak

the spine 

out of your smile. 

I won't pour shadows

over your sun rays anymore.

let me wake

that sun of yours.



I promise to never place 

sad stories

in that space 

beneath your chest.

that I hijack so often. 



I promise not to 

dig up

my past dreams 

post marked 

for you.

I will keep them
buried away.



But I promise

not to take it out

on account

that something goes wrong

and I need you

to know 

that i'm working

on not hurting.



I am going to

take a day off

from this poetry thing



So here I am

standing an upright stance

at the banks 

of a page's shore

not trying 

to part tears

only pouts.



Only speaking

to sprout smiles

since I know

how uncomfortable

you get

when I write 

them sad poems.


or them mad poems.

and lately, those happy poems.

So today

I'll put away

my soap opera tales,
my fairytale happy endings


and tattoo some red

over my blues
 eyes
for you.



and for a once

i'll forget my worries

and ill remind myself

how well my smile

reflects in others eyes.