Category: Poetry
Bird Watching
It’s happened a lot lately, flash across my line of vision, then gone. At first I thought of glare, reflection off my frames. But I know better. I dreamed last night of lovers, and this bird has a message. He’s pulling something raw and alive. I thought they ate only Read more
Bewildered
What did we ever do to you Besides smile your way And hold your hand And trust the person within the man What did we ever do to you Besides say yes To your proffered ring And plan the wedding You called ‘more your thing’ What did we ever do Read more
Who is she?
We met in Paris many years ago now Right away she befriended me, I’m not sure how. Twelve years difference, but I felt I knew her. Where she came from I couldn’t at first be sure. I overheard her say to a student, “Je suis belge,” And I was mystified, Read more
Period Preparation Syndrome
Here you have it Right down your temple A clipped chip Smelling like nothing In which untouchable is your imagination And you heard it A tiny explosion in the ear A season of fine snow Deleting your eyes of preciousness It is hard To be articulate As consciousness Emergent In Read more
Your Side Chick, Depression
How dare you… how dare you Choose her over me This cunning vampire in the Dark Mood Disorder Whore For those few days a week when she whispers in your ear When she dms you… come and sit with me When she sends you the video of her lower legs Read more
God Bless the Land of Milk and Money
The fields are gone, the chains remain, Now they brand you with debt and shame. Cotton mills turned to glass and steel, You’re free but can’t afford a meal. Railroad kings laid tracks of gold, On stolen earth, their fortunes rolled. Crypto kings now stake their claim, Lady Liberty weeps Read more