Poetry

RN

The clanging horn sounds again His robes tattered Scythe rusty He knows this sterilized place well Pay the toll on the River Styx Two blocks to the left Elevator to the sixth floor He watches […]

Poetry

From Venice, With Love

We walked down from Piazza San Marco Vaparettos darting in and out Night mist along the Grand Canal A large wooden door creaked open I jumped at once into your arms The reassuring sturdiness Of […]

Poetry

Waxing Gibbous

This duality Midway In all kinds of ways A once blurry binary What was it she said to you? As lovers entwined An uncanny queer cadence What is it you wanted from me? Waning Waxing […]

Poetry

Do It Anyway

-For these forty-five years- I’ve stepped onto the precipice Recalling my reflectiveness At times the cold, hard mess of this My wild and precious life -Halfway point if I’m lucky- All of those suitcase stop […]

Poetry

Sober Bi Babe Blues

I chug water like booze As if the muscle memory alone Could provide some relief The pain getting drowned Without the hangover The regret The shame of failure Somewhere the phantom spirits Numb this shredded […]

Poetry

Wound Brother

You know I can see him right? Standing inside you Desperate for love For affection The sensitive little soul This world a crushing burden Your masculinity performed better than mine For an entirely different audience […]

Poetry

La Douleur Exquise

The depth and pull of My stormy soul Heart thudding with every Measured mile One more second, hour, day “One day at a time” Unleashed passion with no Denouement Except those mad dreams Where I’m […]