Tagged: minute

perhaps the details

perhaps the details
that matter now will no longer
matter a year, a

day, eleven minutes from
now – we are all poor prophets
.
20210301:1947
y

within every hour,

within every hour,
there are eleven minutes
that take flight, nearly

a fifth of a minute that
sits still, one-eighth in running shoes
.
20170919:2300
y

on a pork shoulder

on a pork shoulder
kind of afternoon, wishes
are granted loosely,

promises fulfilled, and every
minute finger-lickin’ sweet
.
20170914:1209
y

we are dangling

we are dangling
our feet over this minute
and the next, waiting

for the world to end, not with
a bang, but a solar eclipse
.
20170821:2219
y

minutes give way to

minutes give way to
hours, leap into the traffic
of time, pirouette
.
20170812:2246
y

melancholy makes

melancholy makes
minute explosions within
the heart, when unplucked
.
20170705:2320
y

we act as if time

we act as if time
were limitless, not seeing
the hour, the minute,
the second until it’s out
of view, unrealized –
you tell me this
at the bus stop,
waiting for
the 22 on Mission,
as if it were the best
place to stop time,
delay departures
.
20160312:1106
y

at the intersection

at the intersection
to evening, we charter
every minute to take
us home, cut through
the seconds for
a fresh rinse
.
20160302:0953
y

let’s agree not to

let’s agree not to
store our anger, not even
for a mere minute
.
20151025:1754
y

when injured, every

when injured, every
minute twists for a better
look – gets entangled
.
20151010:1457
y