The world so often surprises me. Just yesterday,
I went to piss at a Panera Bread, did it
the usual way: polite knock on the door;
locked it [...]
Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category
Family Legacy »
Mid-step »
I like when it rains in November, you said,
when dreary skies and leaves stain the sidewalk.
Eyes smiling wide, we kiss in mid-step,
and my head shakes [...]
A Secret For You »
I sometimes look at people as if they’re dead,
not worth considering,
altogether nonexistent because I don’t
want them to know
how interested I am in them.
I do this [...]
The Charmer’s Way »
“Life’s too short,” he claims as grin,
His crooked smile a snare of charm.
Each lass with breasts and legs he spies
He will pursue with every lie
Like [...]
Cobblestone Jaunt »
We’d set out as the sun would set,
Dusk settling like child’s blanket,
Comforting chirp of insect’s mate
And frogs who sought their hunger sate.
The small town crossed [...]
San Francisco, USA »
He’s murmuring into his beard,
Curses or prayers, falling
To the stone under his feet.
Crouching by the road, jaundiced eyes
Darting from their hands to mouths,
He whispers to [...]
A Flower Among the Mud »
One purple flower…
Or maybe it is fuchsia, or lavender
Or [...]
The Bus Stop »
The bus stop filled for all to see
Through dirty glass, light filtering
As sun sets over cold city
And man looks over busy street.
People rush past to [...]
Triple Score Word »
elbbarcS
upside down, but read
wor s, the meani g
without [...]
Another Beautiful Day »
It was too beautiful a day
to sit in class.
Worn thin, this adjective,
Like steel wool used too often
And cheapened like the girl in the
Second row; she’s [...]
