me/Me

mechanically mesmerizing / to be A me you want see…

eyes pried open

DAMN THAT FOOTBOARD

September Elegy

Remind me why I live here…

Do Not Go: Erasure on a Favorite Poem

The dying wise men know /
Their words had no lightning.

Dare we admit that time will ne’er be right?

Dare we admit that time will ne’er be right?
‘Tis 2 AM; we’re far from ending night.

I’ve Found My Place

I’ve found my place; the place is peace, / Though tangled tempests tip the ship.

Sonnet XLV – Let Nothing Fill Your Sail

If seeking Something, e’re the hope will fail;
Instead, lie back, let Nothing fill your sail.

Start. again. anew.

start. again. anew.
transformed again by some truth

inflated

inflatedand not even surewhere the air came from. nevertheless, i’ll breathe inand float while trying not to thinkabout all the … More

the wheels turn

the wheels turn /
and slowly the body /
succumbs to the treads and the weight /
of the monster it carries,

there is not enough time

in catching up on a life that was lost, I’d miss the living in front of me.

I know not where to look or stand

I know not where to look or stand…
I reach for footing; find just sand.

again.

the body count
mounts /

again.

Let no one tell you how to live

Let no one tell you how to live;It’s on that day you die a bit.Love is yours to take and … More

Sonnet XLIV – Plans Best Laid

Perhaps if heaven hinges on Our Plan,
That paradise designed may need a tweak.

edges blur

looking In or Out the Window becomes Looking

in swirling chaos

in swirling chaos /
together – we find center /
and you make me feel

You begin this way:

This is your hand, these are my hands, this is the world,
which is round but not flat and has more colors
than we can see.

what will the waves do with their fury?

Paint the scene now, before ship takes a dive.

Take Them Off!

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