I'll be leaving on a week-long cruise to Mexico in a couple of days. 

I'm excited about the trip, but I'm also excited about releasing "Feign", my poetry collection. I've sent out messages / posts / tweets about the release, and created and scheduled a Facebook ad, so I'm hoping to break my previous record of 230 downloads in 24 hours. Then again, I'm not sure if people are really all that enthusiastic about poetry and song lyrics any more (if they ever were). Oh, well. We'll see what happens. 

I've already posted one sample poem, so I thought I'd post another in celebration.

Bridgewater

I watch in silent wonder

As your tears moisten my smiles

And you struggle to return to a reality

That my spirit now defiles

I know you want to bathe

In the pseudo-infinity of my blood

Yet you honor me with your tranquil presence

And shower me with love

You recognize that your foul is my fair

In this we share a passion.

Be it halted, be it rare.

You contemplate my future

Will I suffer what you have become?

And adore you ever more

Until my heart grows ever-numb?

You lay my poison down to sleep

As I grow without you I weep

For I know the wound of my existence is as deep

As your bruised and swollen fall from grace was steep

The day I arrived

Your desires faintly cried

Your potential lightly sighed

You laughter suddenly tried

Your individuality presently, meekly hides

By me,

Alas,

By me

And Mama, I apologize