Tagged: loss

three months later, we

three months later, we
are one man down, one grill less –
some things are ever

replaceable, others leave
an irreparable hole
.
20230520:2025
y

no vessel is deep

no vessel is deep
or wide enough to carry
the memories that

blossom and eventually
drop from their heavy branches
.
20230422:0839
y

absence slips in and

absence slips in and
out of consciousness – one moment,
there is space for joy

and laughter, the next moment,
drowning in so much emptiness
.
20230330:2215
y

one more or one less

one more or one less
person on the planet can
be felt, not by the

mass gained or lost, but by the
speed at which we suddenly spin
.
20230326:2059
y

stories nest inside

stories nest inside
stories nesting inside other
stories – when one of

them loses shape, we become
on the verge of collapsing
.
20230325:2110
y

we pretend not to

perhaps the spirit

perhaps the spirit
knows when it is on its way
out, reaching across

borders and time zones to connect,
reconnect before it departs
.
20221118:1500
y

no data for this

no data for this
period is a salve, a
sign, a red flag, an

opening, an invitation,
an absence, a veiled presence
.
20220421:0128
y

every spring, dreaming

in the end, we will

in the end, we will
have spent more time staring up
through the raised arms of

our fig tree than down at those whose
humanity is being erased
.
20220310:2106
y