I have to leave now
April 5 Poem
I have to leave now but
before i go you need to
hear me say: never will
we ever be here again. #loss
return we may to this
cafe to this table to
this conversation, but
not … Read the rest “I have to leave now”
Tag: loss
I’ve Never Believed in Heaven
At the bottom of the dresser drawer
Under a twist of bras and
Fine-enough-to-donate
Ankle socks, I found the
Liner she used to protect the wood —
Or was it to protect the clothes? —
I’m not sure. Shouldn’t adults… Read the rest “I’ve Never Believed in Heaven”
Undress – #smallstone – Day 1
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Untangle the garland, unplug the cords.
Undress the desiccated bones
One bear-hug around brittle limbs.
Needles pool on the carpet.
He walks her to the curb.
Another year put away.
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No One Wants to Hear You, You Aberration
I keep hearing them say:
No Drama
No Drama
Yet, all our lives and all the world around is a series of dramas playing out.
Of characters passing across the thrust
Of hearts being broken and lives being twisted
Into
The Two of You
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The two of you browse the
Grass aisles of the gravestone shop
Stuck between then and now at Locust and Cherry, with
The truckers and the teachers passing.
Marble blocks scatter on the little
Hill and you squint in … Read the rest “The Two of You”