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I wonder if you’reCold right now, if you’reHitchhiking back to KC where they Lost your clothes, hiding from theFreezing rain, back upI 70; and I wonder if in that Room, when I told youEverything in my power-Everything in my power, wasn’t Powerful enough, andI’m so sorry- But I wonder if in thatRoom you hadBelieved me,Continue reading “Nothing More”

Little purple wildflowersSpeckle the greenIn the calm of the storm Everything is waking up now I will drink waterFrom a pitcher A work of science fictionPainted across the backyard Kris said I’ve been looking thinShe’s right;But it just gets hard Did you eat breakfast?Did you eat lunch?When did you shower last? Compress my sins toContinue reading “Cure Thyself”

Show me somethingYou smiled today,April 3rd, a few times Water, both fluid and rigid, bothLife giving and life takingAwe and terror at the majesty and Depth; so in despair, so inSmiles. I will bask in itsBrilliance like a cat on a Window sill or keep it in myPocket like a lucky coin“Heads Carolina, tails California,”Continue reading “I Think You Even Laughed”

Reserved.They’d probably say reserved, orCalculating, but I know you’re just Puzzling in that quiet space, alwaysTrying to do the right thing.Before he cut me off, I tried to say you Taught me how toLive in the fourth space, theInternal world; our Fate as fathers like aSmith’s cauldron,Process in, process out We are like visitors inContinue reading “Reach”

Across the table, you andYour hair in the gentle vent, chatteringKeystrokes, highs and lows, Cup of coffee, no smoke, andI never want to go; even when my eyelidsDroop, you just look golden this Morning, and Every word you said hit, paradoxically,Powerful and transient as water, as I said,“You give me life” and Meant it, orContinue reading “Golden This Morning”

Three braids,One right, one left,Met in the middle of Cleft skullCaught inMilton’s war Caught inAll the bear trapsVictim to my own defense Skeleton of sense and selfI tore my clothes,Ragged and scuttling, Inching across the floor…I told him,“You can never see it when you’re in it” And was surprised to be rightLost in the nightContinue reading “Milton’s War”

God, there you areCrawling in front, crown ofGoldInto the kitchenIt’s all felt so surrealI laughed so hard I laughed so hard with you I haven’t laughed so hard and so longHere in late October Sun Toys stacked neatlyProbably your designJust like your mother Speaking of“You know what else your daughter did today?”“She ate a cricket”Continue reading “Late October Sun”

She couldn’t get overThose fucking prairie dogs ISwear I said: you looked like MommyUntil she sat obstinate in thePuddle, and I said “All me” at the pavilionSlid down the hillI took the pill Watched from the balconyScream your songSway one foot to next Yoga in the backShe picked the acorns fromEvery corner, insisting she justContinue reading “Butterfly”

I came home and playedSongs rolling like cylindersBack and forth, end to end of kitchen I danced, heels and toes,Gliding reckless on the floor, dyssynchronous andAmoebic arms, so maybe I just needed the right song Today’s the day, huh?No matter where I go,I’m begging you to stay Radio says, alone again, alone againI have toContinue reading “Stay”

I painted my self-portrait withSwollen balloons and dartsSpread across the canvass Drip-drops and splatters and punctures andPartitioned with yellow tape withStark demand He dreamed of California PalmsGrowing out of his head, andI couldn’t bear one more second Everyone stay calmEveryone stay calmNo idea what I’m doing– So, where you gonna put those books, Gian? IContinue reading “Sicilian Defense”