Ben BoissevainBorrowed AtomsWhen we inevitably die, Our atoms dutifully return, And evenly mix with the universe.Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014
Ben BoissevainEgoEveryone has an ego, Except for those that are so enlightened, They disappear into the mountains and light.Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014
Ben BoissevainFallI am a colorful leaf! My branch shakes, I fall into the ground.Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014
Ben BoissevainWinning!You came into my life with a song, You stay in my life bright as the sun, We have shared dumplings at the Big Wong, I have tossed logs for…Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014
Ben BoissevainFine LineSuch a fine line divides the living and the dead, One slip and I join them. But they can never join mine, They will never walk mortal soil…Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014
Ben BoissevainMemoryYou never remember your birth. And you never remember your death. But the bits in the middle, Memories sublime!Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014
Ben BoissevainCall from Mother“Mama, Mama” she shouted into the phone repeatedly, the pitch of her voice ascending until it was nearly out of range. I, the current…Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014
Ben Boissevain9/11Planes cut through windows, Skin flaps on bodies jumping, Statues fall in the sand.Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014
Ben BoissevainJellyfishCurling blue waves crash against my teeth. Ocean waters are rising. As I proudly stand upon a jellyfish.Sep 13, 2014Sep 13, 2014