Hope
swallowing my doubts
returning day after day
in case you wake up
–
patchwork sunlight-
I brush the sleep
from your lips
Category Archives: Fear
Leap
on the precipice
staring out into the void
and back at myself
–
barren branches-
a great horned owl
spreads her wings
Betrayal
guttering gas lamps
weakly lighting the platform
where she waits, in vain
–
the scent of jasmine-
a silent stream
turns to ice
Scorched
before the thunder
a flash of jagged lightning
frozen in the snow
–
august sagebrush-
ravenous flames
insatiable
Lovers
life can be fickle
hold your lover close tonight
before it’s too late
–
a darkened doorway-
your soft lips hard
against mine
Experience
picking myself up
from all the times I’ve fallen
back in love with you
–
floating ice-
piling up
downstream
Kafkaesque
awake at first light
realizing far too late
I’m not who I thought
–
venus rising-
difficult memories
consigned to the fire
Potential
gilded double doors
open with empty promises
of false salvation
–
heavy leaden sky-
swollen riverbanks
poised to overflow
Homeless
a torn cap worn low
collar turned against the wind
shrouded in darkness
–
a squalid doorway-
scant shelter from
the bitter cold
Deception
I’ve changed all my locks
somehow your keys still fit in
and still turn me on
–
cold winds blow
your call comes through
in the dead of night