Tagged: adolescence
it must be august –
it must be august –
ruby-throated hummingbirds
dive-bombing in the
backyard, molting bluejays bald like
a newborn fallen from its nest
.
20220822:1830
y
adolescent skin
adolescent skin
versus chinese pearl barley –
mama fought the good
fight and won – acne, zero,
mama, one – happy teenager
.
20211122:2020
y
adolescence stays
adolescence stays
remarkably lean, ready for
opportunity
.
20210620:1657
y
mom and dad shuttle
mom and dad shuttle
the loom back and forth across the
fabric of our youth,
adolescence, adulthood – a
selvage against unravelings
.
20201215:1922
y
adolescence waits
adolescence waits –
a recipe for layered
apathy and
distraction, with
two shakes of
homegrown patience
.
20120213:0839
y
we all make a living
we all make a living
somehow, tethered
to a lit screen, a new
building, a handful
of avenues, or a spot
in the park.
adolescence waits
on the corner, mouths
flapping as we chase
those dreams, slay
each other’s dragons
.
20110608:0830
y
youth smolders
youth smolders
in self-contained
gravity, not yet
understanding
the formulaic
constant pulling
us all along
the same
curved paths
.
20110531:0816
y
we made the switch
we made the switch
just past the
treehouse, and
no one said a word.
as far as the stop-
and-go timing of
these early
courtships was
concerned, it was
often as complicated
as executing a
well-envisioned
stunt – even
in retrospect,
there were so
many arguments
for success
.
20100804:1742
y