We say goodbyeAnd helloWith the same mouthBreathe air for greetingAnd dismissalWe go through the motionsWaving a welcomeBidding adieu Maybe it […]
Tag Archive for ‘National Poetry Month’
Enduring
Isn’t there a runner’s high?The punch-drunk euphoriaFor a battered boxer?Is the fight ever finished?Hands seeking salve know no relief. Are […]
On Leaving A Life
I packed up my desk today. I put all my shit into a box and prepared to say goodbye. No […]
A Mirror Asks
When was the last time you ateWas she sweetGreen and leafyGood for youHow are you sustaining yourself When holding your […]
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The boogie is movingA beat in me that wishesThe streets would openFeet force steps on kitchen tileThe bus sway — […]
What We Can Afford
After “One Jump Ahead” by Tim Rice as featured in “Disney’s Aladdin” 1993 “Gotta stay one jump ahead of the […]
“As The Reported Rates Plateau” or “Normal?”
And here we areMoving againKineticConnecting againAn electric pingAnd we areForward and backPingingAgainst grain and grimeContact on a busy streetMovingLike nothing […]
Bird Watching
For Regie Cabico Regie is a peacockShining on stageIn black fringe andPerfectly tailored iridescent slacksElegantly courting a crowdOf velvet and […]
“Street Art?” or “Apathy Wears Rose-Tinted Glasses”
A poem ofStench and mistakesBlows throw the green line metroEpithets tumbleTears for a father foregoneA dollar to sparePennies for a […]
Remember The Sabbath
I prayTo a God of restThat reaps the harvestOf seeds sownWe are fed by our deedsBut life resides in the […]
