Hope Springs Eternal
I wend my way through the hazy days that make up my life after it happened. And the worst part is coming to accept that. On most days, the day feels…
Vempyreal
I watched it in the summer; I watched it in the winter: a memory without a middle name on which I never was to have a claim--- you left it there to…
Deep in the Amazon Rainforest
Deep in the Amazon rainforest, above the boxes and the shelves. Are thirty million people that are called The Happy Elves. Native are they to the…
Clay Pot
Clay Pot Nothing I can write can fix this. Nothing I can write will stay. Like the shells upon the shoreline that will shortly wash away. So still my…
“This is How I Destroy You” and “Crowcore”
This is How I Destroy You Not with words or with pens or with bombs or by friends, not with missiles not with harpoons or by seeing you again, not by…
“I Cannot Be an Artist,” “Vegan,” and “Purple”
I Cannot Be an Artist I cannot be a poet, nor can I be any good. I have a much more comfortable life, than I feel most poets should. I want to die, I…
“A Life Well Lived” and “Bread and Circuses”
A Life Well Lived It’s fine. It always was, because I’m able to keep going. I can eat and breathe and I’ve taken up an interest in sewing. We had…
The Feast of the Epiphany
Are you a truth seeker or a self-justifier? I suddenly had my first epiphany: I watch TV to enjoy the look of beautiful people. This is also why I…
“Blowing in the Wind,” “Dry Tamales,” “Uncle Juan,” and Other Poems
Blowing in the Wind The wind blows the sand against the door and I sweep it away. The wind blows the sand against the door and I sweep it away.…
Weimaraner Owners Worldwide
My dream is to own two and a half dozen curly-haired pigs. That’s not all: I’d also like a Jag, a five-bedroom country house, and a bag of M&M’s.…
