Tagged: friendships

friendships are measured

friendships are measured
by the length of time it takes
to finish a good

cup of coffee – the short and
long of it is anyone’s guess
.
20220926:2122
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four weeks before we

four weeks before we
gather, we are testing the
elasticity

of our roots, extending each
fiber to strengthen support
.
20211028:2046
y

birthdays come and go,

birthdays come and go,
who remembers and who forgets
linger a little
.
20210925:2115
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on day four hundred

on day four hundred
and forty-nine, inviting friends
to warm up our new

home – a luxury, and so much
gratitude that we’re still here
.
20210529:2207
y

in the middle of

in the middle of
a pandemic, a lunch break,
old and new friendships
.
20210510:2139
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things change

things change.
i do and i don’t i hear
you say.

things change.
twenty years later, you
are eighty weeks and two
days dead.

things change.
i am reading
the days run away
like wild horses over the
hills, and they haven’t
.
20171108:1831
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between thirty-four

between thirty-four
and forty-eight, we are
celebrating birthdays
in the east village
tonight, stringing the
eighties to the nineties
from the jukebox in
the corner. most of us
will become more
repetitive with
time – for now, we
will rely on
booze and song
.
20170217:2359
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on a scale of walking

on a scale of walking
into traffic and
walking into the sea,
last night i
chose the sea,
and when i reached it,
you called me
out of the blue,
an accusatory tone
in your voice,
taking me back
to the days when
i’d arrive at my
childhood home
and not ring you up.
i was found out,
i leaned the
heaviness against you
so that i could
find a new
balance, and you
shifted so that you
could accommodate
the weight. i
wandered alongside,
instead of into,
though the sound of
the waves will always
compete with your voice
.
20170131:0719
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we made a pact,

we made a pact,
twenty days
into the new year,
that we would keep
our resolutions
simple – just
stay alive.
it’s quite
obvious
we’ve never
had to make
resolutions before
.
20170130:2009
y

you caught me between

you caught me between
two emblems of gray areas,
learning to pivot
.
20161222:0627
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