my castles

everyone wants a name to say in answer
some people just prefer chances
and to run away to run to you
is never what i really meant
i just sort of expected my heartbeat to pause
dramatically and join the downbeat

i waited too long but i wanted to
and i wanted pieces of paper with
a print more visible than a lifeline
briefly pressed to mine on a page
a rubber stamp of monday skies
and my risky knife-edge age

the backs of your knees are prettier than mine
and i guess there were some people who knew the truth
so maybe all we needed was a little more time
because i wasn’t one of them
and neither were you, and scents fade
but i meant it to happen that way

ruby slippers

the fiery kiss, the reunion tour, or
the fist bump with fireworks
i want to know what i'm going to have
but now i’ll take a running leap
a burning, fatal dare
and see how easily i scare
and find 100 places like home
and see you every christmas