Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Lost Causes
How do I measure success in life? I have lived a full life A happy life A sad life I have but few regrets. I have made money Lost money Managed And coped with budgets. I have worked for others For myself Volunteered For many community groups. I have had a partner I have children I have family...
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storm
the fingers of the trees are scratching at the iron over my head like a cat at the door meowing to get inside as the storm approaches i hear the wind relentlessly pushing through the branches tackling the bushes until they prostrate themselves at her feet i see the photo flash of lightening as it...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2004
loneliness
in the midst of the city when it begins to wake caffeine steam arising bread that’s freshly baked footsteps gain momentum to cars and trams and trains to desks and chairs and messages to losses and to gains in the midst of the city of concrete tar and stone no matter how crowded i am alone in the...
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Monday, May 24, 2004
Baroque Moments
sprays of molten syrup stick to the slowly fading mourning cloths elegantly shrugged over the skinny shoulders of new beginnings while full stops of caffeine dissolve on widening yawns engulfing slow moving confusion and conformity crimson drops congealing over alleyways of sunlit space and time as...
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Sunday, May 23, 2004
Anything
“Anything for you.” he says. Anything? I grin. Don’t be making promises Where you can never win. You don’t know what I want. My wishes are unsaid. I might want so much more Than your body in my bed. And if I asked you for your heart? Or even worse your life? Then your empty promises would Get you...
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Saturday, May 22, 2004
Thoughts
Distance The God of Distance is defeating me. He shakes his ugly fist In my face And laughs at my despair. Love? I long for your touch Your kiss, your caress. I live for your voice With its silky sexiness. I die when you leave And I feel only emptiness. Insecurity I am Nothing special Nothing...
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Friday, May 21, 2004
Café Noir
The uneven cobblestones Struggled against the legs of the table Causing the short blacks To wobble in their saucers. The old men talking Struggled against the shrill laughter Of the modern girl And her skinny latte friends. The background music Struggled against the expresso hiss As the diva...
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
Rejected Love
Today I scraped off The hanging pieces of my heart. I hacked away Until the cavity was clean. Cleansed by the new blood flowing To wash away the pain. I held the tattered pieces In my fisted palms. The pain of your actions Dripping red upon my lap. The sweetness of your words Turned to blackened...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Disappointment
Coffee, tea or me? I laugh as I jump On the lump In my bed That is you naked And wrapped in the Warmth of the sheets. But…. You cover your head Like a cocoon And mumble Coffee. And suddenly the Atmosphere changes. The joy is gone. And…. I shrink inside as I get up off The bed telling myself That I...
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