Photons

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 […]

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 […]

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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. […]

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 […]

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 […]