POETRY

I Could Be Your Manic Pixie Dream Boy

But be careful walking on your frozen tears

Photo By Author (from Meow Wolf in Denver, CO)

I could be
whoever you read
in my eyes,
for just
this moment,
to push
the plot forward.

My joy,
pain,
anger,
fear,
hope
could be
your redemption.

We don’t have
to dig further,
lest we hit water
or fire
in your history,
born in the moment
we’re drinking together,
but be careful walking
on your frozen tears,
searching for miracles
only you could work,
digging them up
like buried coins
your metal detector
found along my Cape.

The ice could break
under your magic,
built on rusting metal,
constructed in modern…