Tagged: mourning
things we leave unsaid
things we leave unsaid
sprout tendrils, winding their way
around suitable
hosts, a cellular invasion,
a parasite of memory
.
20160728:0723
y
some nights will hurt more
some nights will hurt more
than others – minutes will seem
miles apart, and the
second hand will catch your eye
in the dark, forget to tick
.
20160713:0052
y
jared, twenty years
jared, twenty years
is a long time to know and
not know a person –
when my spirit finally
meets your spirit, let’s start over
.
20160711:2132
y
maybe for a couple
maybe for a couple
of months, it’ll hurt.
maybe for a couple
more, i’ll still
notice. after
that, the body
promises relief
and release – life
contemplates
death in bite-sized
servings, small
addicting
doses
to propel life
towards death
.
20160711:2104
y
the science of an
there’s a thirty
there’s a thirty
going on eight
feeling to loss –
one may argue
it’s the other way
around, but i’ve
never felt so
naive,
unsophisticated,
with newly skinned
knees and elbows
.
20151230:0746
y
the early bird arrives
the early bird arrives
at 4:05 this morning, two
hours and thirty-six
minutes before sunrise,
and i am building
shelves to put away
new tears for the
ones who will no
longer call out, who
have been forever
silenced
in the middle
of the night
.
20151114:0427
y
we approach daylight
we approach daylight
saving time on tiptoes,
understanding that time
travel is often risky
and losing hours, always
heavy. hold on
to one another, let us
not leave anyone behind
.
20150307:1715
y
from two sides of the
from two sides of the
same door, there is
an arrival
before the
arrival, like steeling
yourself for
the immeasurable
moment
after the
moment arrives
.
20141029:0923
y
here comes the part
here comes the part
when i wake up to
remember –
i am down
to relics with you
.
20141016:0906
y
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