enough for a christmas night

the distance is enough to keep us wondering, 
is it enough just to see a person’s face? 
or to be in a room…

library smile

walking into a library makes me smile, 
especially if it has high ceilings and desks 
set very far apart… 
I like it to be quiet and…

space mom

why don’t we admit it, 
we made a mistake… 
the editor of lamps knows 
her job is specific — 
these are pointless pieces of self 
destined…

sinkhole saints

she sits on a couch with a deep sinkhole, 
so severe, from the constant weight 
of her own stasis… 
behind her is a wall of…

pile-o-pistachios

my sponsor lady told me 
it was time for lunch, 
and she asked me if I wanted 
some tacos—that we could go 
to the drive-thru……

I told it all

I told it all and I wept in her arms 
and she listened to me spew all the pain — 
the tears ran hot down my cheek 
and I wondered if…

gong farmers, etc

it’s not like it’s the middle ages or something, 
this isn’t the black death or the great famine…
we’re not spooning with…

all medieval and shit

the girl on the phone was all like 
‘thank you, m’lord — that’s two adults 
for our dinner and tournament, m’lord — 
we…

Poetry

Autoimmune

I’ll accept some help — on mental & physical illness