gas and cigarettes and soda

a poem

realization

a poem

I walk the breadth of my hallway, among the photos
not of people but things, symbols- that which…

Go Back

a poem

we overheard their conversation
in coded language over chai
they didn’t let us see it
the red graffiti on…

consent

a poem

sex is a powerful act
rebuffing the advances
of artificial sin
sweet to the taste.

instead

a poem

as the years brought sagacity’s glint
to my eyes, I thought
love would be a frivolous endeavor
to be left…

what follows

a poem

your old shadow is an obstinate warden
who trails after you

grievance

a poem

in the hole a voice coos
that no matter what I do
there is no other place
that will have me.

different

a poem

you tell me
that my poem is not A Poem
it’s something less-
words strung together
bearing some truth…

first language

a poem

I put you away.
bury you in a capsule
in the soil of my tongue.

indecision

a poem

temporizing thoughts
 shift form within the outlines
they are safer in my head