when wonders wither

when did the rainbow go grey? the raindrops drip up, the sun run away? when did the tides retreat? silk-sand now stiff, laps lost at my feet? when did the breeze grow cold? inducing shivers of memories warm and old? when did the lilac lose her luster? her stature shrunken, her roots resist water? when did the robins rob us of their […]

tell me this one thing

tonight, i am fighting. all my life i have been fighting. fighting as one fighting as One; fighting in sorrow fighting in shadows, fighting in and out of fear fighting in tears for years and years. so much fighting and fighting, unceasing, it never flees. it drains it dries it drives me w i l d . […]

five minutes from home

blue car goes straight white car turns left red light turns green cars surge forward surge toward me. tonight i sit behind a window and watch eyes stare and mind wanders i wonder where everyone is going tonight wonder where i am going tonight? soon i will gather my things and walk i will walk […]