Non-communicative, Crave communication, Like collar bones, Cracker jacks, Candy. Like a clenched fist, Dripping with brandy. It seemed to come in handy. The candy man came yesterday But all he left was the wrapping. A solemn gift for my collar bones, Which remain empty.
Red Morning
Pain-brained with a lead foot. Hours lurch forward Toward leaky roof and cluttered floor I ask myself "what's the score?" My self answers, "two. One for each pill I've taken today." Doors closed when I wanted them to open But don't worry. I promptly pried open the windows they sealed shut To let in the … Continue reading Red Morning
Invisible Fruit
Rust-colored rats run along the cracked rim. They rip ripened nectarines in half and ask, What do you think of them? Center exposed, a closed eye whispers Don't they look nice? With that spit-shiny glimmer, Like the Stockholm-caged brains Of snow-white pet mice? Disgust sings. Juice stream spit drains out of mind veins, Shut me. … Continue reading Invisible Fruit
The Reality of Impact
Our most important Star Burns child's eye bright in this Texas heat. A shiny yellow, sweltering, sparkle-drenched sauna That morphs the sea blue sky foggy just for me. But I've been praying for rain, Perched upon bony knees, bruising blisters in the bottom of the shower drain. And I haven't been praying Because I can … Continue reading The Reality of Impact
Another Day
I open my eyes, clutch my lover, Check the time, set another alarm, Pretend laying there for an ten extra minutes gains me an hour. I go to into the bathroom, I pee. I put on my underwear, bra, pants, undershirt and work shirt in that order. Braid my hair, tie the knot. Shake my … Continue reading Another Day
Unknown Comfort
There's nothing like laying on the carpet in your new apartment, Hearing the planes buzz by the building; Giant insects humming like the world's about to collide with other planets, With something large and innocent. Feeling so comfortably small as warmth channels through your back, And the walls around you collapse memories into painted pictures … Continue reading Unknown Comfort
Withdrawn
Too little input, Like shoes hanging from a telephone wire- All scenery and wonder. What is it like to be part of the action? Excited to see what I'll say, A thick interjection Forced past better judgment But it just isn't coming. Nothing gets in the way Of a star slinging jade. But a jade … Continue reading Withdrawn
Hide and Seek
Sometimes our memories are stray animals taken in, Or new relationships suffocated, or worn thin. Squeeze too tight and you lose 'em. Hold fast to the strings pulled on your heart in your past and you screw them. Where your mind, like a careless child must have threw them away. Now, my mind likes to … Continue reading Hide and Seek
A Road With No Footprints
You had become a road with no footprints; The clock on the wall was no longer cradling your hourglass, So It lowered its arms and gently caught each of us The moment we turned into little kids with our feet in the sand, The moment each of our breaths caught at the news A moment … Continue reading A Road With No Footprints
A Pretty Defiance
How small I have allowed you To change me into Leaves shaking-. While muddy emotional particles overtake me with waltzes. Where was it again that I left My bravery? Where did you leave me? I cannot say I didn’t kick and scream like an infant Maybe Your ears were turned away from my stumble-speech, Mumbling … Continue reading A Pretty Defiance
Intrinsic Significance 