I Choose

It must be nice to be that privileged woman who cries wolf at the slightest sign of discomfort

Do You Care?

Do you care
who cuts your hair?
Does it matter whose hand
slips down your back
and grasps the firmness
of your soul?

the blue room

my father once told me that
to die is to live a sequence of
a thousand departures
to mourn the ones we’ve lost on the way
to dig…

Light

Light flows through my life, 
As the river flows through the land. 
And as the river nourishes the earth, 
So the light nourishes my soul. 
Your…

Dumpster Diving

(Or, No, No Nonet!*)

Running Away Seemed Better At First.

I always chose the easy way out,
 no matter what the situation was about.

Because, before I could sprout,

I would rather doubt.

I ran away from all my problems,

Never once stopping to…

Engulf

I dropped myself into the waves, 
swam like a young dolphin, full 
of the sun’s vigor. I raced out to 
a far mangrove patch. But when 
I glanced…

Wish Upon a Poem

What’s extreme

About dreaming

Of wishes unknown

And hopes upon stars

From afar they are

So gleaming

i carry hope inside of me

i carry hope inside of me
so bring on the hate
bring all the pain
i’ve made peace with my fears
my strongful heart…

Happy Hour

At dusk the bare shoulders are tan, amber and pale.

White shirted, hunched together over wooden tables

Since four pm, the brave boys uncoil with sundown.

Faded Memory

Distance still.
Still, distant.

Never-sill

twas a window i never climbed

for out of reach was an empty shelf i couldn’t fill

The Legend

Search your eyes,

There are all lies.

Love and Dining

Must I ravish this time (this moment) lest it leave me
before I’ve had my fill?
I’ll not hurry if I’m assured
my inquisition and…

Destiny

For each man has his own destiny,
His own truth, his own reality.

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Joyride to Purgatory & Anywhere Beyond

Sadness eternal, seeping from your eyes
Unending dread, tearing at your heart
Internal…