what can i say?

a capsized vessel
in waters too shallow
to really drown
left exposed
and rendered defenseless–
[...]

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Take Care

take care
the words ring in my mind
especially when life is not good
and I’ve not held up my end
but things still didn’t fall apart
because
someone who loves me was standing in
keeping things running
full of faith in my return
take care
my disdain for human relationships
for those fragile sentiments
so quickly and seemingly simply
changed from regard to regardless
I must
take care
I do [...]

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Lost

His dad said,
“You can call me dad . . .
if you want.”
before walking out the door
after our goodbye hug.
Stunned I stared after
overwhelmed
it took one full minute
for utter panic to set in
and
one full day for me to wake up
and realize this isn’t a dream
these past two years.
We are real
and not just in our own little world [...]

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Prose Poem

I hit myself in the face with a brick once
there are so many things
I’d like to blame on that . . .
But not so long after the brick incident
I tricked my oldest brother
into sticking his head far
enough into the toilet
that I could slam the seat on it.
I was only four and he was nine
so my [...]

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Calling Home

calling home
to catch the news it makes me sad
the news is never good
and when it is its never good
enough
I’ve had enough
of feeling down
feeling out situations
and trying to decide
what to do
for myself
for everyone else
I want peace
I want to lay on my horse
alone in the field
for hours
dozing and dreaming
pleasant dreams
of where I’m going
and all the things I [...]

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