soulsong
04 June 2014
steal my vision even more,
break my spirit with despair,
but you shall never silence
my poetic soul.
conspiracy theorists
31 May 2014
they’re fitting their own pieces
like a blank jigsaw puzzle
illustrating the picture
they want us to see.
pieces interchangeable,
something different each time
who’s right and does it matter,
no one really knows.
so lose yourself in theories
they’re entertaining it’s true
but as for me I think there’s
better things to do.
wish
19 April 2014
(for mom … still)
because it was expected,
and because I wanted to,
I’d wish you Happy Birthday,
tell you I love you.
each year you would remind me
but I never did forget,
and even in your absence
I still do … and wish.
sick
29 March 2014
My insides are coming out,
I’ve lost fourteen pounds, three days,
doctor says drink fluids, I
might have caught a bug!
should I be incredulous,
or grateful for his wisdom?
no tests, no meds, nothing’s wrong
let it run its course.
thanks for diagnostic aid,
a $20 co-pay?
excuse my grumpiness, but,
after all, I’m sick.
white owl
25 March 2014
white owl against blackest night
I see contrast, nothing more
and yet I hear the questions
both whisper to me.
kite
16 March 2014
one flies a kite for the joy
of flying the kite, not the
glory of holding the string
as others see it.
music & lyrics
04 March 2014
a hauntingly beautiful
melody which needs no words,
but I would still like to write
my heart into yours.
gonna getcha
23 February 2014
“the rhythm is gonna getcha … ” Gloria Estefan
Muted distant drumming calls,
familiar, forgettable,
like heartbeats in passion’s throes —
the rhythm of lust.
Life Jacket
15 October 2013
Life Jacket
I’m becoming dependent,
a drowning man’s addiction
to that which keeps me afloat,
when my strength is gone.
Almost effortlessly, I
am carried along, drifting
aimlessly, and yet, never
reaching any shore.
I fear exhaustion, or worse,
resignation to my fate.
If I remove what saves me,
how long till I drown?
