funeral

bent on oblivion
a streak a stain
permeates the heart muscle
pounding within more abstract contingencies.

abrupt, abrupt...
sensually mesmerized, memorized, memorials decay,
reverberate shape shift
fade to black.

save as draft

I only just
give it
an imaginary
commit

I write
the scathing lines
that bite
and make you bleed

like I bleed
but I never send it
I only save; as draft

very good chili

I'll put some on your little steps.
insuring I wouldn't get bitten
if you want to, throw it out.
just like you did my love.
It doesn't really matter.
so eat it if you want,
or throw it away.
good bye,
I tried.

inside insane

and talking to my napkin
the forks have all left the room
that leaves me, the table cloth, and you.

and some hostess,
who's had a little too much
tipping over on my scrambled.
eggs.

I want to be
the ecstasy that
everybody needs
not an anchor
of emotion

just a wave
upon
your ocean
and deep
a fathom
that doesn't reveal
the pain
I feel.

desert

terrible wind
cast out from a sigh
sand scratching
as it blows by

obscured in brightness
blind and dumb
uttering, muttering
love upon tongue

time grains tangle
twisting to hide
branches of light
stem out from inside

quiet vibration
surfaces tune
oasis uncovered
in the dry dune