Blue sky maple

Under the maple
playing in leaf shadowing,
blue sky w/ blue eyes

Fiction lately,
not much poetry,
so it's photos
for you to
view ;}

Test & balance

Play in light

Interstice of a good moment

A genuine smile
rare, for what it’s worth, since oft
I am somewhere else

Familial routine

“I was just about to bite into my arm when the telephone rang. It was long distance calling. I never knew who put in the calls because no one ever came to the phone.”
-H. Miller

Weeks___
late at night
unable to sleep
due
to hunger, but
not just___

also
the crave
for conversation,
another
warm body w/
interest
to delve in to
both minds___

past just persona
& inward
to the workings
not easily
revealed to
just anybody that
comes along___

now
the phone is
dead___
for the same
reason
as the hunger___

please don’t take
these words
as complaining,
I am just
explaining___

“Long distance calling! To inform me that I am not utterly alone.”
-H. Miller

No well out

On the outside I’ve
summarized
my life into a series of
punch-lines,
&
around
I decorate speech
w/ pieces of old
songs/books/movies,
&
underneath
is my reality, which I
see
as an untouched
spring,
always remaining
underground
w/ all its
secrets forever
intact

Waiting isn't overrated

Can you really
blame me
for being scared?

Can you really
blame me
for not
having had a
long-term ordeal
in five years?

Can you really
blame me
for attempting to
balance
shy & bold?

Can you really
blame me?

Can you really
point
a finger &
say I’m wrong
for waiting until
my knees go
weak on sight
&
my cheeks turn
red
for a guy?

What rubs them the wrong way

Anger & arguments
can be avoided

Firstly___ because
it’s possible to see
as they approach,
secondly___ because
it’s possible to
keep your calm
& talk another down
to settle & speak
clearly about
what they feel is
an issue,
but___
there’s a catch
when repetition
is present

Eventually,
they reach furious
because you
never get
angry
too