Urges

got the urge to graffiti,  no surface is safe
JR all in hearts all over each notebook
our names linked up on the trunk of each tree
love poems 'bout longing on arched tunnel walls
your face spray painted on the side of a train

got an overwhelming urge for public proclamation
choose I LOVE JASON! as my Facebook status
Kate and Jason on every billboard 'tween here and Texas
drape a banner off the side of each highway overpass
invest in a sleeve of tattoos of your name

got an urge to give up the rest just to chase you
quit my jobs, clear my schedule, fill it only with you
spend my days dreamin' 'bout loving you better
run away to Tahiti where we can stroll on the sand
or just to a playground, we can swing on the swings

You've Gotta Get Out

you've gotta get out
of my spinning thoughts
'cause I can't focus
and I can't finish nothin'
my mind's a whir o maybe and someday and please
I've got bills to pay
and lessons to plan
and laundry to sort
and homeschool to grade
and conversations to be present in, list'nin

you've gotta get out
of my tumbled dreams
'cause I wake up more
tired than I lay down
runnin' round all night long just to find you just to
hold your hand and heart
squeeze next to you close
not to mention all those
other things I can't
mention 'cept to say they'll happen one day, some day

you've gotta get out
of all those duties
that keep you miles
away from me and
so busy working and learning and parenting
and wrapped up in things
that aren't me mine me
everyone pullin'
you to-fro, back-forth
and come on back to stay, just playin' house with me