This Glorious Mess

Figures

Look at that man
taking what he can
in the form of comfort,
strapped in a strait-jacket
just like you were — 
only you knew where
to go, where…

Asleep

Asleep
snug in deep 
embrace
love makes 
early rise
and bracing stir 
ere sun warms 
awake

Lonesome Thoughts

Not here, not there, not anywhere.

freedΘm.

Lend me my freedom of will
my staff of liberty to walk still,
my independent vessel, to feed from
bottle of salvation, to drink from
my cloak…

Deep blues

You break the surface
with a scream, charged

A Garden in the Sky

A blackbird’s run
A sunflower’s twist
A spider’s web
Hanging in the mist

Mountains

one-line acrostics

mustn’t open up…never talk about it…never speak

mark our unspoken names together; all is now silent

maybe others understand nothing: time always inches, never stalls

Heavy of Heart

Be wary ye now oh heavy of heart
This world doth steer dear friends apart
Forget about this thing called “race”
As color of skin…

Apocalypse

A beautiful day at the beach; 
 The golden sand reflecting the vibes of the sun, 
 The enthusiastic waves getting higher each time, …