Winking old starlight From there to here Bouncing off telescope mirrors Hurling across the universe Waving at the speed of light Merely to be perceived Highlighting suspended motes Fading spines on shelves Electromagnetic radiation Crisping skin through clouds Eclipsed by moon and earth Refracted and broken Never to have mass […]
Month: June 2025
RUN!
Needle stuck on scratched track No signs forward, no breadcrumbs back Habits here have made my bed Yesterdays, tomorrows fled Acquired tastes sour the drink Leaden regrets rinsed down the sink Snipped and frayed, coil undone Tattered laces, no maze to run Fault the Fates for what is done Veins […]
The Letter G
The letter G was missing on his maps But he memorized the route to my body in the dark The trailheads to get what he wanted What he couldn’t get from the younger peaks he chased Each pursuit fracturing my bedrock Until I commanded the thunder in my veins Mended […]
Pink Frosting
Bridge threads waft from your lips, Another lure whipping my gray matter Into brilliant pink frosting In the well of my skull. After the high Comes the crash and confusion. The realization that You’ll never know the depth of my flavor. The first smile, an anchor point, Dividing time Into […]
When Alan Tudyk Calls You Beautiful (2)
Mads tantalizes, “Hello dear. Where are you from?” John L in my DMs, trailing breathless along my collarbones. Sugar daddies on boats and horses, “Let me take care of you babydoll.” Sculpted men follow me for numbers. Middle aged men seek to fill me with babies, for God and country. […]
When Alan Tudyk Calls You Beautiful (1)
Or at least the scammer pretending to be, does, As your partner fills their life with everyone, but you, It’s okay to cry as much as you need. Ignore the scroll of self-fulfilling deceit, Iron straight the warped mirror and scope, Correct the tilt of pelvis and rabbit ear antenna. […]
Hot Dish and Pudding
It is okay that you Already miss me like a Cheesy tot hot dish and Cafeteria chocolate pudding. Scratch-made sizzling Bursts of proclamation, Prodding every thirsting tooth and bud, You salivate, Savoring the morsels I could bestow. All-you-can-eat by mouth and hand, Gallons of delectable acquiescence, From heated milk and […]
Found Poetry – Song of Solomon
Our couch is green Your hair is like a flock of goats I went to the nut orchard We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. Black and beautiful Alabaster legs Fragrant nards Breasts like fawns Hair like goats Teeth like shorn ewes Lilies Spices Jewels Choicest fruits […]
Thank You For Letting Us Know
(Said, Unsaid) Aug 27: T Minus 50 Dear Uncle, 5 days ago my brother was placed in a medically induced coma. The doctors assure us he is fine and will wake him within 3 weeks. You have known him since his genesis. She found you through him. Sep 13: T […]
Take Another Bite
Extra large, extra sweet, Happy Hour Half Off Drinks Sausage biscuits and bean burritos, 5 for 5 Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, just like mom’s Deviled eggs and potato salad, now we’re talkin’ Texas fudge cake Poke cake Finish your plate Finish your sister’s plate Finish the pot […]