Can you remember, If you put forth the effort, The sound of the church bells ringing? I’ve tried and toiled, To muster all the effort I can afford, But all I hear is the, Dull echo of a song not … Continue reading Keepin’ quiet is easier
I am, By my nature, Abhorrent to, Those who’ve paid attention, Listening to my carefully whispered criticisms, Seen my soul spill out like a smog, Venomous and foul, Blanketing the cornerstones, Laid by the hands of real men, Whose existence … Continue reading {I am (Who Am} I?)
When God finally wakes back up, To cast his judgement down, In the disappointing gaze, Only a Father-to-me could muster, He won’t find me worthy or wanting, Because he won’t find me at all, Except in the form of an … Continue reading Absence is the present
The forest is ablaze, With smoke signals saying, The magic’s all dead now. And with a gas can in hand, We’re just shouting, That it ain’t our fault that, There’s no one left to blame. But I alone (No … Continue reading When we met our match
Are the trees born To love the wind? Do they remember, The first words She whispered That carried unto them the strength to Leap forth from their own mothers’ grasp – Leave now and together, We can be free Or … Continue reading The thickets twist while winds wind
My shoulders are heavy with my habit, Handed down to me by strangers: A shirking silence that, In defiance of gravity, Seeks to rest my arms around my ears. For so long these limbs have rested by my side, To … Continue reading Time fixes everything in its place
I was born at sea; Atop an ocean, constantly and quietly pulsing, Like a mother’s heartbeat, Too quiet to hear but loud enough to feel. My fate, Freshly woven, Was that of all the (wo)men you’ve never met, The champion … Continue reading The Sedentary Sailor’s Shan’ty
