The Ford.

poetry

Shh…
I think the Ford’s on fire
parked out on the open field
behind the Jones’ house.

Let’s watch and hope that it explodes
just like our favorite T.V. Shows
but no-one will get hurt,
that’s how it works.
Or at least, so I was told…

net

poetry

they’ve forced me unplugged
and removed my pen from my hand
so i sit emasculated in what
they claim is class all day
weekend long wishing for my
fingers to type something
to be sent into the nether

for your eyes to read because
ive forgotten how to bleed ink
into the canvas that doesn’t
glow with power

waiting is the hardest part

poetry

the days have turned into weeks
and still the call hasn’t come,
leaving us in limbo
with only unanswered questions
of who, where, when, how,
why won’t this change!

and so the waiting
turns into pacing,
and the pacing
turns into gnawing,
all of which i hide from you
putting on a strong face,
and never realizing that
you don’t need my strength,
only my trust.

Fire

poetry

It was evening when I built the fire
Kindled in twilight
Night dragging on a veil of shadows
Before morning rays shone through
Afternoon stretched its course
And with it came evening again
Where a fresh log and heavy exhale
Sprung forth smoldering embers
A Phoenix reignited to life
Flames licking at the cedar

Delivery Service.

poetry

It was a warm, clear morning.
I promise you that.

And the road was oh-so-nice
to drive over. Straight there.
Straight back. One donut shop
in between.

And the cargo delivered safely
And his mother notified.

And it was a warm, clear morning.
I promise you that.

Closer

poetry

Curling delicately along lines traced
By fingers
Burning sensations underneath skin
Less like satin but a breath
Trembling each hair
A whisper tickling inside ears
Where thought and touch coalesce
Into a fleeting acuity of godliness
Balling fists in lungs
An alien air that feels too innate
Incinerated by its detection
Clenching tightly to grasp
What only slips through sooner

reflections on childrens books 1

poetry

i know an old puppy who swallowed a guy
i dont know why he swallowed a guy
perhaps the humane society will come
and take him away and put him to sleep
through some sadly not altogether very
humane means such as a shot through
the leg that they claim is pain free but really
just paralyzes the puppy before the pain
sets in and causes early rigor mortis
but thats just a thought i dont know much
about what happens to old puppies who
swallow folks