behind a curtain

the child

peeks beneath a mirror


~~


BARK

and then

I write


~~


almost

almost

not enough


~~


feet move

while muffled clothes

collect the sun


~~


the dog’s tail

wagged until

she lost her bone


~~


a stranger enters

the gate

his eyes

a naked core


~~


The brittle wood had

hollowed. The boy carved until

it was two.


~~


Arise!

For justice

is in your heart.


~~


He was blind

until the wine

that gave him spine


~~


the sweet smell

of rolled tobacco

hints demonic smoke


~~


A fly that flips

and dives in random drives

if only it would find

the time to die


~~


unmapped land

inside the bugle calls

we lay down and rest


~~


she weeps, she sighs

in passion there she lies

her atoms and space

in silk and lace




Year: 
2012