May 6, 2022
The poisoned chalice is hooked up
by the gloved hands of administering angels.
Even clad in latex their touch transcends
the banalities that spew from daytime radio;
[...]
May 6, 2022
Wing-clipped.
This rite of passage has cut a path
from shoulder blade to rib-cage,
moved muscle, removed
that part of me lately defined undesirable,
undesired.
The scars will fade.
Inside, living tissue twists and stretches,
finds ways to accommodate a new anatomy [...]
May 6, 2022
Wing-clipped.
This rite of passage has cut a path
from shoulder blade to rib-cage,
moved muscle, removed
that part of me lately defined undesirable,
undesired.
The scars will fade.
Inside, living tissue twists and stretches,
finds ways to accommodate a new anatomy [...]
May 6, 2022
[...] who you were
before you first walked through these doors
who you became and
who you ceased to be
in that year of onerous citizenship.
May 6, 2022
The second time he came around I had a feeling he may have returned but told myself I was imagining it. That was until we eventually caught him on camera. There he was snuggled up in the corner of a bush.
April 27, 2022
Peeking out with eyes still squinting
From winters sleep
Ears like soldiers standing to attention
Rotating to catch the slightest stir
In dawn’s awakening
How the belly must moan after still dark months [...]
April 27, 2022
The sheer cheek,
The boldness
How daring can you get
To don a gown of red
When there’s work to be done [...]
April 27, 2022
Layer upon layer of lava,
Multi-faceted, stones weather many storms, remain constant and dependable [...]
April 27, 2022
Thinking is indeed a noble activity
We get lost in it,
Hooked in, to the inner turmoil
Construct all kinds of imaginary configuration
To try to satisfy everyday this and that’s.
Even enjoy it or claim to – [...]