office poem

screen taking time to draw water filling up in the river police cars everywhere poems annoy send a convoy friends distant set the timer work is more you bargain for sleep under a tree indoors watch a DVD calm in evening radio plays NPR say a humble prayer water shimmers stammers evening walk with japa…… Continue reading office poem

bow in yr mind

dress up fold up pieces of paper into leaves small bits your mouth doesn’t take time to chew make the highway stretch longer for blurry eyes attempt to then explain yourself in humility bow in yr mind don’t hold malice don’t shake hands with a hurricane do not hesitate to clean your house I feel…… Continue reading bow in yr mind

friday night insider

some eat ice cream out on the lawn. at night when I get in, they’re in the back yelling at each other, other times laughing, wafting the smell of their grill over the fence. windows closed. jet engines. news is quite behind a cut off black television screen. radio classical music is silent to the…… Continue reading friday night insider

Untitled

home from Philadelphia, city of brotherly love, something like this, residence of the modern communes, a weekend pilgrimage for small people to lay back in bed, headphoned, listening to lectures, shelter from the cold. I don’t know about anyone else, but I don’t want to give myself much to do. there is trouble out there.…… Continue reading Untitled

closed heart surgery

dream: heart surgery asked then at least to be drugged to sleep couldn’t tolerate being awake for that doctor was full of mumblings but gas masked my face felt myself slide off to sleep but not completely he put his index finger in my mouth touching the roof, pressing firmly, intensely, incredible pressure, screaming, the…… Continue reading closed heart surgery

air duct

late 5 am asthma, internet search found article saying the realistic slap to the face (that’s needed) is that there is no cure. I think about a sore set of scarred lungs, winter overheated indoors, how the windows need opened, how I need opened, how to speak English or any language matters not enough because…… Continue reading air duct

small truth

the first thing I’ll write is what a beautiful day it is slightly raining these books coming in to my brain next I will write to you that I think for the most part I am a nice or decent or good person and whatever harsh things I have done or things that have come…… Continue reading small truth

lift up into the air

late night early morning words reach out to people sleeping so soon asleep breathing easy in bed thankful for the soft bed thankful for intelligence given by God to get through our times – days it is all one day to Him remains the same if a wizard of oz hurricane comes through it will…… Continue reading lift up into the air

great escape

wrapping this all up here. soon vanish. gone. up and went . . . mail me quick if you want to know where I am going, maybe I’ll send you a map. otherwise, so long, so long.

where are you?

I have been spending time elsewhere, writing in my private journal, working on the new book, meditating in my head, the good truths, promises, etc. I hope everyone is well, I feel very disconnected, isolated, and all I want these days is some peace and quiet. I think I will have that soon. sickness or…… Continue reading where are you?

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