Thursday, January 28, 2016

Ma

Apple rhyme
funny fish hooks
emotional weather forecasts,
& Henry.

(Written while having a blast w/ my friends.)

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Thursday, January 21, 2016

The texture of thought


Don't worry, the joke 's on me

Slamming palms to his head
& looking away,
he balked,
"Why do you always talk in riddles!?"

I looked away too,
thinking: shit, I'm screwed.

Eventually tho, I adjusted
to others generally not
being able to relate
to me, & learning how to be
present
while at a distance
anyway.

(What age 22 taught me)

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Poetry kills (a cliche)

Each word a
bullet___
& verse an entry
wound___,
every interpretation is
another angle
off which
to ricochet internally,
&
if lucky___
when the point finally
hits___
you'll survive.

Monday, January 18, 2016

Focus, for the real

Tired of looking through these eyes,
peeling back the lids feels
bone dry

only damp in the corners where
no one else can see, as
I continue to dance
to think that
I'm free

before these lids close again
I'd like to believe I
saw the
raw
&
real

so this life can be
vindicated.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Saturday, January 2, 2016