When the Wind Won’t Quit

an overpass. me. heavy coated, hunched. steps quick. collar up. hat down. hands deep in pockets. you. clawed. digging. finding a gap. rush in. me. freezing. wrapping tighter. folding over. resisting. you. push. shove. knock to the side. me. off balance. pausing. searching. you. nowhere. me. breathing. relaxing. letting in the cold and warming.

maybe it’s time for you to go

dinner isn’t ready. it won’t be. the stove is broken, the heating element snapped. there isn’t a clean dish in this house and we’re out of soap anyway. our food has spoiled. each veggie stalk moldy. fruit turned to mush. the bread ready for a penicillin harvest. there’s blood in the freezer, the meat thawed and […]

What They Said

Words To be ignored, reasoned through, dismissed The real betrayal Is in my brain Where the words leak Into my dreams Creating life: beating, kicking, missing Absence The words they said Are just words But they’ve bled Into my waking Walking life And the words they said Kill.

On Making Friends

A gaggle of geese A party of jays A murder of crows A charm of finches An Opportunity of Strangers A chance to be

I Must Just Be Jealous

It always pissed me off, But I couldn’t say why. It was cheap. It was easy. All the excitement about getting high. All sorts of explanations wrapped around the act. Opinions on addiction And what these people must lack. Really though, It’s just unfair. You skipping all the work Others do to get there. Wrapped […]

Clarity

I figured something out earlier. It hit me between the eyes. I can’t believe I didn’t think of it before. Complete simplicity at its core It explains everything Exactly to a tee But unfortunately … I lost it It’s long gone. I should have written it down

On Solitude

It’s true. Single file one will travel, But only if they choose. Jade may be and bitterness free, Eyes bore into the globe in front of you. Still – If I’m not mistaken, these aisles run side by side. Rows upon rows with no singular distinction, More tapestry warp than train. Cling hard and fast […]

Simply Given

Could there be Anything more Than Offering help? Just to take a look To troubleshoot To listen It’s so simple A thing Easily given Gratefully received Ease a Burden Fix a problem Hear someone out.

All Hollows Gift

Chill in the Air Dry, cold, whipping breeze Clear sky, black pricked with light Leaves cartwheel along the empty walk Branches reach, snatch at my hair and my cloak Expanse ahead, a sandy beach Water, small ripples, no tide Slicing, flashing, flickering light A full moon low in the sky Sweet sound, low mewling, hard […]

Come and go

A number of things come and go Illness, pain, tears Laughter, loss, love Some say, “They come when they’re ready and go when it’s time.” Others believe you make it. I say, one cannot be without the other. You work hard make it and it finds you when you’re ready. You struggle hard to release it […]