Tagged: experience

the city is in

the city is in
everyone’s business and no
one’s business all at

once – we look, make quick judgments,
and never make eye contact
.
20240320:0845
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in the end, every

in the end, every
kiss is a bookmark, buried
in time as a place-

holder, a souvenir, a
shuttle, to recall our stories
.
20240301:0209
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the pandemic lost

the pandemic lost
our wedding bands, i hear you tell
it, meaning all that

handwashing necessitated
a different kind of commitment
.
20240222:2341
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scenes from letting go –

scenes from letting go –
learning to lose people without
a chance to say goodbye
.
20240219:0501
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in any version

in any version
of our American Dream, we
will be able to

put down our old script and pick up
a new one, if we get lucky
.
20240206:0141
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in the key of b-

in the key of b-
flat major, i feel mostly
whole. you understood

this somehow and offered me
more, so i could play my way out
.
20240131:0036
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lying side by side,

lying side by side,
sometimes touching and not touching,
triggers a prelude
.
20240130:2352
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here are the kisses

here are the kisses
that no longer fit anyone –
toss it in the lost

and found, there’s bound to be someone
who will make good use of them
.
20240128:0307
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yes, missing you in

yes, missing you in
exactly one-point-two-seven
worlds looks like sudden

absentmindedness, a tipped
wine glass, going home early
.
20240128:0222
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it doesn’t take long,

it doesn’t take long,
the people you know, slipping
away, one moment

here, the next, gone. the phone is
in the adjacent room, ringing
.
20240123:2311
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