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strange rs.

strange
rs.
we are all
kidding ourselves
with these con
fessions
these open arm barin
g of souls,
the natural incli
nation
is to lie.

Posted bypresssendpoetryJuly 8, 2011Posted inconceptual, poem, poetryLeave a comment on strange rs.

over (or those worn out)

and in the bright dusk
a police helicopter makes us
young uninitiated ones
lift our chins
defiantly

and those worn out
sit without space
on the bench outside Family Dollar
while the weeds
thirst for cracks in cement
and outside Bill’s one woman
aged white and drunk
dials no one over and over and
over.

Posted bypresssendpoetryJune 30, 2011Posted inBaltimore, conceptual, poem, poetry, stream of consciousnessLeave a comment on over (or those worn out)

fear of the grocery store

i know i must go
put the groceries on the belt
but here come the eyes
behind me

the cat food
the cheese
god forbid the medicine
eyes behind are
up and down
stripping me
bare.

Posted bypresssendpoetryJune 28, 2011Posted inconceptual, poem, poetry, stream of consciousness2 Comments on fear of the grocery store

precious

look
we all have our own precious
we hold it
carefully,
carefully

someday
we will let this slip
effortless as liquid
away,
away.

Posted bypresssendpoetryJune 24, 2011Posted inconceptual, poem, poetryLeave a comment on precious

insecurity

it takes a quiet
tear
to track the ways
silence
highlights every
wrinkle

these insecurities
are
the way fog rolls
down
from the tops of
mountains

Posted bypresssendpoetryJune 7, 2011Posted inconceptual, poem, poetryLeave a comment on insecurity

silk road (haiku)

at 4 am it
seems like a razor slices
the narrowest vein.

till ribbons of silk
take to the road on camel
leaving naught but dust.

Posted bypresssendpoetryMay 27, 2011Posted inconceptual, haiku, poem, poetryLeave a comment on silk road (haiku)

ah the comfort wall

ah the comfort wall
how years
sweat into concrete bricks
to carefully
pile with mason skill,
it is not enough
for the stones to grow tall. they must
reach side to side
in an embrace
soft breath of air
seals each, kissed good
and gone.

Posted bypresssendpoetryMay 7, 2011Posted inconceptual, poem, poetry, stream of consciousnessLeave a comment on ah the comfort wall

picking a scab

pick pick
scratch scratch
one little bit
surrenders to the attack

chips off
falls to the way
side
chip chip
pick pick

another piece deeper held
flakes off
regretfully,
painfully

blood bubbles to the surface
cooling
immediately.

forgetting why but
bleeding
out.

Posted bypresssendpoetryMay 5, 2011Posted inconceptual, poem, poetryLeave a comment on picking a scab

the old man in me

the old man in me
day dreams daily

all those around him
witness Technicolor scenes.

the old man in me
putters incessantly

crafting wood doll houses
miniscule in detail.

the old man in me
worries constantly

convinced he will stand
and throw the dirt first.

Posted bypresssendpoetryApril 19, 2011Posted inconceptual, poem, poetry, stream of consciousnessLeave a comment on the old man in me

what the crop circles say

crop circles below
gaze up at
a woman and child
watching
a bright sunset, and
before the wing tilts
they realize

dusk is a mirage.

Posted bypresssendpoetryApril 8, 2011Posted inconceptual, poem, poetry, stream of consciousnessLeave a comment on what the crop circles say

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