Tagged: biology

after all, every

after all, every
direction we take has arrived
from some form of a

computation in our brain,
a crossing, recrossing of wires
.
20230225:1752
y

in dying, there is

in dying, there is
life still and more – an universe
of chance hanger-ons,

ready and willing to become
part of a transformation
.
20221112:1245
y

perhaps in the end,

perhaps in the end,
our batteries will simply
swell beyond what our

bodies can withstand, too late to
backup, to transfer, to transcend
.
20220630:0152
y

this morning’s elbows

this morning’s elbows
wake up sour, waiting for me
to give them a new

placement in the randomized
assignments of limbs on bed
.
20210811:0525
y

you are

you are
gone, and we
are oceans
away, separated
by a global
pandemic, mandated
group quarantine, time,
electromagnetic
frequencies, and
chemical structure –
the x, y, and z of
everyday coordinates
dissolve into more,
even more
dimensions as
memories discharge
.
20210810:2125
y

Advertisement

one foot in front of

one foot in front of
another, behind the back
juggling, steady

as she goes, a cascade of
synapses outperforming
.
20210427:2307
y

when your battery

when your battery
runs low, the body grows cold,
the skin clammy – this

morning, getting a raw taste
of having something to lose
.
20201120:1551
y

it has always been

it has always been
true that we are one stumble
away from real pain,

one ankle twist from dependence,
one phone call from helplessness
.
20201008:0448
y

holding you in my

holding you in my
arms often crosses my mind,
catches in my throat,

rumbles in my belly, shivers
down my spine, quakes in my bones
.
20200929:0049
y

we are less layered

we are less layered
than we profess to be, more
layered than we can

fathom – in between, we try
to understand each other
.
20200919:1234
y