Friday, August 12, 2016

disappointment

Degradative
Illusional
Stagnant
Argumentative
Prideful
Prejudicial
Obdurate
Ignescent
Nocent
Troglodytic
Maladroit
Exacerbating
Nominal
Turbid

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Will You Promise Too?

Each morning anew I promise to feel;
Not turn things askew, nor hardened as steel.
I open my heart, whate're each day brings,
To anger and hurt and sadness that stings.
I promised to wed with my being—whole—
Let's forsake this dread and press for the goal:
Through each painful dearth, we'll discover new mirth. 

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Apology

I struggle to write about happy moments;
I fear it will stop me from living in them.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The Unwelcome Companion

Wetness licks my hand.

Perhaps my puppy—your puppy—our harrier—is seeking a playmate—
I see no wagging tail, lolling tongue, or wide puppy eyes.

It is the rain, accompanying my lithe body—I dance along the cobbled street—
I sit at my desk in the artificially-lit room, surrounded by electronic hums.

You are beside me, telling a joke—bringing tears to my eyes—
You and me—together—laughing so hard—
Your silence is palpable; your invisibility, pungent.

Another tear smudges the ink before me.

I wipe my face, trying to whisk away incrimination.
I count my blessings and tell myself I should be filled, brimming, overflowing with—

Joy—Joy—Joy—
Thankfulness—
Excitement—
Anxiety
Fear
Dread
Guilt
Emptiness
Empty—
Empty—
Empty—
—Tears.


Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Lost or Hidden?

There it is again:

Be weird.

‘Write about happy things.’

Be random.

This image depicts

Be who you are.

my loneliness and desperation.

Because you never know

But why hide those words

who would love

when I display

the person

this picture?

you hide.



Friday, January 29, 2016

On the Feeling of Things

This void in the chest;
A vacuuming hole.

Ερος or Θανατος
Still standing nearby.

‘Come take me,’ you say
To both creatures—at once.

The and the ;
Nature of being undone.