Archive for July, 2010
The apology
I’m just tired . . . I thought it was you the endless conversations the accusations the judgments the drama of all of it I was wrong . . . you make me sad not angry wistful not furious wondering what if . . . why? I’m just tired . . . of me my [...]
Empathy
I cannot possibly understand where you come from the anger you feel the hurt you suppress I cannot possibly understand who you dealt with and who dealt with you either good or bad I cannot possibly understand why you lash out pushing me away as I laugh or dance I cannot possibly understand what your [...]
The monster from down under
I turned inside out and what did I see? an unwanted glimpse at the monster from down under I thought I had purged That monster from down under is gone I claimed actually, that one never existed when in actuality it did . . . and it stayed So hideous a sight it bared its [...]
God Self — A Lamentation
I pursue you with zeal endless endurance countless travails infinite obstacles I know you are there but you hide delighting in the cloak and dagger rejoicing in my frustration The trails I run down are habitrails a running without progress …or is it? You never let me know I pursue you with zeal but you [...]
Squirming against the wall
Another meeting, another time heads swaying from side to side looking downward . . . looking at the clock on the box not to open . . . squirming against the wall It reluctantly presented itself an embodiment glaring, scowling, growling pissed at the eyes staring . . . Why do you see me? . [...]
The Last Picture Show
A golden key, a plea, an unconscious clue for freedom unnoticed unfolds in unexpected mediums a life in rapid decay and slowly dying The Last Picture Show They were both 43 Four decades ago a bitter woman filled with hate baring fangs with a venomous bite a weak and desperate man seeking escape caged and [...]
Paradise
Bowlby first proposed We yearn for paradise For comfort, nurturance, and warmth For protection A return to the womb Of all secondary objects A shade gray of perfect Rests the offshore paradise An embodied perfection A trinity of Edens When your eye captures the horizon Its resonating purples Melting into a setting sun Breezes caressing [...]