Poetry

Fascism Blues

The shrink promised the survivor
He’d never ask him to refrain
From self annihilation
He knew to do so
Would be a meaningless proposition
With that they started their session […]

Poetry

Flicker

This little flicker It just refuses to Be extinguished It jumps and dances Soars and falls And some days I can go hours without Your name crossing my mind Emerging from my lips Cutting through […]

Poetry

Spem in Alium

In a dream like fugue I descended those stairs Into hashish smoke Your tears Your pain Head, heart and body To hold and be held by you The purest joy The elated heartbeat of the […]

Poetry

Soul Puzzle

That day I realized That the core source Of the deep pain of separation Was that you had The exact same vocal pitch As my father That months of hearing you speak Behind me Next […]

Poetry

Muck and Grime

I could have said noAnd maybe that would have been rightBut the joy from seeing you flyWas almost worth it allBut it’s time for me to go boyIt’s time for me to goGot to be […]

Poetry

Sever

Blood pours From this broken chest This heart a mess I’m an open book But you have to know how to read Bridge cables snapped Wires tangled in knots Connection lost in time passed I […]

Poetry

In Situ

If you looked inside This head I have tried To completely and utterly forget you No matter the time Memories sublime Unexpected love that was made anew The distance and space Won’t clear or erase […]