world – self-worth stolen – where find? – mind my own business? – thank you? – silence tears apart what would bind – words not heard – dreams stolen – future gone – just carry on? – thank you? –
New Poem: “thoughts that fester”
thoughts that fester – feelings linger – human weakness, human pain – thinky-feely patterns pending sense revision – host insane –
New Poem: “the worst thing i ever did to my poetry”
the worst thing i ever did to my poetry was tagging my own name onto it – it detracts – if a poem cannot stand alone it cannot stand – and i cannot stand it –
New Poem: “spontaneous, hidden treasure -“
corrosion, erasure, exposure and now and again apathy and abandonment causes artwork to happen – spontaneous, hidden treasure –
New Poem: “sliced sunbeam”
steam in a sliced sunbeam through a door ajar mixing with the dust grains – an imitated interstellar nebula – swirling in the gloom a false creation of a world hiding in an empty room –
New Poem: “sketch thoughts”
sought out solace found – — sketch thoughts in words then plan their meaning deceiving their seeming ease
New Poem: “40 years – a family – apart”
we speak about the same thing, and the thing is not the same – we call it the same name, but proportions and perspective lie 40 years apart – in a world apart – she thinks she knows the answers […]
New Poem: “silence cause”
silence now will cause silence to reign soon when our course ends with it – ends in it – results in it – end it –
New Poem: “selective hearing”
selective hearing in selective wind that blows your words away from me again – a word – a phrase – I piece together that which I want – whatever else may be, remind me later maybe – the world does […]
New Poem: “scathing sunlight scorching parched earth -“
scathing sunlight scorching parched earth – scathing humans robbing humans of self-worth – earth spins panting, looking on in its despair – our every action makes it wish we weren’t here –
New Poem: “portrait 13”
sweet, kind girl eminent at blending into the background of every setting where her scenes unfurl – safety in invisibility –
New Poem: “portrait 12”
MARCH: I’m tired of my IT job – I’m going to make it big! – so I’m co-founding this start-up with branded coffee cups and an idea that’ll stick! No boss to push me around – no schedule to follow! […]
New Poem: “portrait 11 – self-portrait”
assaulted by noise from all around and within – seeking peace – then assaulted by noisy complaints about me being quiet – are you all right? – what is the matter? – why don’t you speak? – just shut up […]
New Poem: “portrait 10”
we could go to this fastfood place if you’re hungry (or anyway)! look – cheap burgers! – oh, I see the sign, walk 1 mile that way to get a tiny piece of unidentifiable meat, paper-like cheese and soggy bread […]
New Poem: “portrait 9”
outraged teenagers discuss personal matters on a bus – perhaps not caring and perhaps deliberately wanting us to hear their smut – “my friend broke up with her boyfriend through two years a whole month ago and hasn’t yet had […]
New Poem: “portrait 8”
not even looking since looks could deceive the fact that she used to know someone like me – not fashionably dressed, clearly not from the city – any traces of roots relating her to me were to be cut if […]
New Poem: “portrait 7”
toughness in the thick-rimmed titanium glasses – square jaw held high – sure of himself – sure of his field and that he knew all of it though fallen ten years behind – why care to learn? better pretend and […]
New Poem: “portrait 6 – self-portrait”
unsuited for the digital age – I don’t want to brand myself – i am human, i am no product – it does not come naturally. I am a poet not a screamer – I hate having photos taken – […]
New Poem: “portrait 5”
so, you said you have a company? – I am a social media influencer, yes! – what does that consist of? – updating profiles, testing products that I get and explaining their usage – so, basically getting free stuff and […]
New Poem: “portrait 4”
teenage drama, perfectly orchestrated to generate attention on a crowded bus while seeming to want to avoid same attention – I’ll never get to make any money, will I? it’s never gonna happen to me! – well, what would you […]