letters to the only her

inconceivable

inconceivable
that in this vast collection of commonplace cruelties
two such as us could meet
and then part
cruelly
even unknowingly…

build

she has strength inside of her strength
shutters that would make you weep
when they close
stone inside of wood
indomitable
cathedral of a woman

scream with me, my love

this is not something that just stops

letters to the only her

these are all but letters to you
nothing more

is not broken

what has broke
is not broken

listen

haiku

if you think
that if i knew
everything
there is no way
i could love
you
is not
a haiku
but it is a way for me to say
i know
much more than can be…

diner birds

turn my back on the world
to face the river
hide the self
behind an umbrella
stay lost in clothes
that have lost their color
a…

some loves

long deferred
some loves
are not frustrated
will not be
prevaricated
they are obvious
those loves
when light coats gratefully
astounded…

a longing

i need you
to know that i know
all of it
and a part of me would have done the same thing
while all of me is fine that all of it was done