and their children
(2013)
Are you the one I have no words f… Are you the one who seeks the space between these lines? I used to think I’d know you inst… Now I don’t know anything at all.
Way up there on that hill of yours; that most hard-won ivory tower. Hiding there behind your perfect guise
“Don’t say anything!” spoke the shadow in the doorway. I was seven years of age. I lay limp upon the couch, still recovering from
Something whispers, certainly not nothing. A subtle impetus to choose to stir and rise
Sweet Mary Jane bade me follow where she led. I went eagerly. She was my life’s one true love. All the others,
I stared at her like she was a painting, as if I had all day and night to drink in every curve and contour
I’ve howled and raved and ranted at all those whom I could name, in search of peace and freedom from this ancient seething rage. But still there lingers bitter bil…
I humbly bow before your tender me… for no other reason than I’m sorry… As I listen to my old pal, Leonar… crooning out his holy tunes, there’s a message sounding clear
I come to the village well today, though without a need to drink. My worldly thirst now quenched, with home and hearth supplied. I am here to fill a deeper vessel
These words, gently laid upon this page, amount to my sincere prayer they reach within you, and touch your secret self,
God has spoken. I have been listening, the message is clear. The psalm itself is silent, if the psalmist’s voice falls stil…
My love for you is true, though we have never met. I will not lie to you. I will not steal from you. I will not con or cheat you.
1998.... while touring india.... exploring the town of rishikesh a popular hindu pilgrimage site along the banks of the holy mother…
I am here now. I have removed my outer garments, placed my trust within your circle… I have come because you promised. You told me you would be here
Not a poem. I hurt; like a Frankenstein monster. Iron fist. Unrelenting.
