The boogie is movingA beat in me that wishesThe streets would openFeet force steps on kitchen tileThe bus sway — […]
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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 […]
Quantifying A “Win” or “It’s Better Than The Usual, I Guess”
Guilty is notA father’s hugWon’t undoA family’s grievingThe childrenLittered on asphaltTheir warmthWatering the rock Every victory isn’t joyous A cause […]
Alchemy
For Orozco The Embalmer I.From dustlustmultiplicationbreathfailure and stepsmathematics and its trappingswax melting on hot radiatorswinter crush — warm beginningsfresh airin […]
Untitled 4.182021
I.Shadow dancesWith lightPartners — unheld II.My webIs wide stretchedThinBarely enough to holdBut it is home III.Your skyA wide blackHolding spaceFor […]
Famished
Distant lover sitsIn wait. Phone screen dimly glows.Crumbs for the starving.
Crochet Kingpin 