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On Stage

I acted the part So you accepted my ruse All frivolous and gaudy Like a grand piano But slightly out of tune Singing a melody Unashamed I acted the part A winning performance Trivialized and trivial So long restrained By time and distance Slightly fuzzy Yet focused I acted the part You took me at … Continue reading On Stage

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Breathe Again

I died again last night A guttural exhalation that scattered stars Cozied up in my trestle bed Where you used to lie And we would sleep in the spoon fashion Breathe in, breathe out Dreaming of love’s release That took shape with each move However subtle However serpentine But you’re gone Away to Neverland Without … Continue reading Breathe Again

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My December

As cold as the coldest winter chill Seeping into my haggard bones I seek fire Their January eats me alive Then February, short and swift Like a judge’s gavel Descending, then gone A loping deer in the rearview March comes marching by Left, right, left, right An uncertainty unmatched Except by mixed company An April … Continue reading My December

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Six Feet Up

Six feet up, they live their lives Oblivious and unobtrusive Shackled by invisible chains To soil and sky and soul Fighting for an irreverent relevance They don’t know they already possess So trained as they are on the future A narrow pinpoint of light At the end of an endless tunnel Or hung up on … Continue reading Six Feet Up

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In the Harbor

The boat is in the harbor now All tied up and twisted with the tide Pressing closer to the slip Threateningly close it seems The churning waves chopping down Completing the circular journey In lines, from a distant shore Rowed by scarred and twisted hands Attached to men of every class Initiated brothers of the … Continue reading In the Harbor