The mind wants to build on the old structure. But the Beloved says, “Don’t balance this sparkling window in a worn out frame. Leave all and start anew.” This requires some destruction. Pain sparks in the chest and rips through muscle and bone but only as long as we resist. See clearly through […]
On an icy winter day I step out of the bank and stop fast. There in front of me shuffles my mother. I see her glossy, silver hair, red wool coat and body hunched over a walker. My heart thuds in my chest. It’s an apparition, a ghost! My mother passed away more than a […]
We lounge in a meadow near a babbling brook a lone cloud inching across a sapphire sky. It has a head, my friend says pointing to the cloud. Yes, I say, as I see the canine snout protrude and a curve form along the jaw. There’s an eye! The pinhole opens. And tail! A wisp […]
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When the Lights Go Out
When the lights go out in your house and you can’t even find a candle… When yellow gas seeps under the door frame ...
The Silencer
I strum the guitar and sing with exuberance, all concern burnt away by the fire of my ardor. A voice penetrates my song—needling, sharp, ...
Road Tripping into the Higher Worlds
How would I ever get home if not for this road with all its potholes? Sometimes I scream in the dark when my headlights ...
