Saturday, July 18, 2015

Searching

Is there a word
A truth
A thought once whispered
That can help define me
Will I always be that soul
Searching for my body

Is there a place
A moment
A paragraph written
That can help define my call
Will I always be that body
Searching for my soul




Thursday, July 16, 2015

Stitched

My heart is stitched upon my sleeve
The thread is growing bare
It doesn't even match my coat
It's frayed beyond repair

Some are born with an armored sleeve
Immune to wear and tear
Others are born to pick your strings
Clipping you without care

Some are born with a plastic sleeve
Looking true but not quite real
They pull you in and steal your breath
Consuming you as a meal

My heart is stitched upon my sleeve
With a needle made of steel
Its colors bleeding, its unsewn parts
Weaving deeply for me to feel








Saturday, July 4, 2015

The Bird and the Wolf

There used to be a bird that loved me
Always dropping food on the ground
She loved to see me pick it up
Just so I could hang around

There used to be a wolf that spied me
Always inching in from afar
I would sink my hands through his coarse mane
Forgetting just who we are

I realized one day
That the bird didn't love me
Nor did the wolf, as he spied

The food that was dropped
Was merely a ploy
To make sure the wolf would stop by

I questioned the bird about it
Asking why did this need to be so
She answered plainly and to the point
Don't take offense, that's how things go

I questioned the wolf about it
Asking why did this need to be so
He turned on his tail and looked at his paws
Answering plainly, who knows how these things go





Sunday, June 21, 2015

Tuesday

I am melted ice cream
Floating with
A sticky spoon 
You are ice cold lemonade
Vivaldi's "Summer"
An enchanting moon

I am only Tuesday
And you are the Fourth of July

I am grasping for the ring
Eyes closed
Reaching tight
You are sailing on the sea
Gershwin's "Summertime"
In diamonds of light

I am caught in the riptide
Struggling
To find air
You are dancing on the sand
Ravel's "Boat on the Ocean"
Laughing and unaware

For I am only Tuesday
And you are the Fourth of July







Thursday, June 11, 2015

Night

Devils leaning on windowpanes
Just eyes
And teeth
And tails

Fangs and scratches
Death and dread
Deepest fears unveiled

Crouching tigers, hidden dragons
Behind rocks
And roots
Of coils

Paws and fire
Strength and myth
Neither faith or hope is loyal

Circles spiral before your eyes
Nine levels
Of hell
And fear

Screams and grasping
Hands and nails
You guide will not appear

Shadows dancing in the dark
They wait
They whisper
They hide

Gray and darkness
Cold and chill
Their clutches deep inside














 








Saturday, May 30, 2015

Strings

I built the strings
That allowed me to
Twiddle my fingers
With a questioning pose

I studied the strings
Crossed my knees justly
Pointing my eyes
To all these and those

A man who had strings
Came up beside me
Turning his head
With that jittery tic

He pulled his arm up
And wrapped it around
Smiling with eyes
Rolling marbles that click

His strings mimed voices
And carried a smile
Like a silent picture that moves
All stuccoed heart and fair

He jawed out his promises
Of love and of truth
Like no scissor no knife
Would cut his strings bare

His strings weren’t made of
Truth and trust
Weren’t comprised of
Fearlessness and care

He was a man who used
His strings as a trap
Not a beautiful orchestra
But a jolting snare



Sunday, May 24, 2015

That Ship Has Sailed


My Oh My
How that ship has sailed
Left on the bank
Waving to those who prevailed

How on earth
Did it get so late
(Sealing my fate)
Did it get so dark
(Never making my mark)
Did it get so cold
(Growing so old)

With nothing but a mirror
Showing me the way
Depicting my history
(In my lines, my decay)

My Oh My
How that ship has sailed
Left on the bank
Waving to those who prevailed

How did it happen
No children on knees
                (a giggle and squeeze)
No soft whispered nothings
                (that mean so many somethings)
No white shuttered house
                (2.5 kids and a spouse)

With nothing but a past
Showing roads less taken
Depicting my days
                (A meaningless display)
               
My Oh My
How that ship has sailed
Left on the bank
Waving to those who prevailed