Nothing deep—just one of those small moments. Waiting in an empty space surrounding remnants of other people I used to be Trees watch through the open door keeping quiet in the breeze as they always do Timetables bend in at the corners so we can see the edges but not what lies beyond A little [...]
A pair of words, and off I go: 1 I believe the liar and the flower their smoky scents delivered on undetectable currents to rage the capsized boat stony-faced under fountains grey ley lines scribbled across its bow I am awaiting you 2 She hypnotises me, eyes wide open threads dangling from the hem of [...]
No tangerines were harmed in the construction of this poem. Hunters Green monsoons Wait for the click to let go Molecules projected on the ceiling a carbonate haze I think I missed the chorus the melody is abstract impossible to sing along with Arranging sounds is possible but mostly you have to let them happen [...]
I started to write one poem, but it suddenly shifted gear, turning into this one. I’m prone to talking about myself because I don’t know anything else and someone always asks me questions But the conversation is disjointed my attention flits from one thing to another never lingering for very long So the theme seems [...]
The pun was good enough for the Sex Pistols… I’m not giving you what you want. More of the same won’t make anyone happy. When something wants to change, it will change. Conversely, change will always get what it wants. — Anthologies of distance leave me feeling distant unsatisfied Sure, it’s pretty but shouldn’t I [...]
A foggy memory from not so long ago. I knocked on your door ’round 8:30, I think I need a hug, I said You answered but your door remained closed (13 November 2019) Wishes sometimes have consequences—order now from your favorite local bookstore! IndieBound search: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=wishes+sometimes+have+consequences If they can’t get it for you, [...]
Inspired by the blog of a long-time friend. Maybe I am being haunted Maybe the translation is what I’m missing because I’m looking too closely at the words instead of at what they’re saying — A hot sandwich and iced tea would be the perfect start to the day (but substitute a coffee Frappuccino for [...]
This poem is completely factual (my father is on the far right, Nixon on the far left of the featured photo). My dad was taller than Nixon lived longer, too— but he never went to China (11 November 2019) Wishes sometimes have consequences—order now from your favorite local bookstore! IndieBound search: https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=wishes+sometimes+have+consequences If [...]
I set this up as a draft, then forgot to click on ‘Publish’… 1 I shouldn’t break I shouldn’t break but I’ve been thinking I’ve been thinking If I could bend like that I wouldn’t be broken 2 I don’t break I don’t break so easily But I practise drowning every day 3 I’m not [...]
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