Tagged: nights

some nights, it will take

some nights, it will take
three hours to get to the
dessert table, at

the corner of the party,
sweating or coagulating
.
20211208:1722
y

in the middle of

in the middle of
these southern summer nights, my folks
enjoying the view
.
20210721:2033
y

after all these years,

after all these years,
our days are not reliable
predictors of our

nights – we continue to dazzle
one another off the cuff
.
20170604:2216
y

there are days when

there are days when
we spill too
much, nights
when we forget
how to
apologize
.
20150324:2113
y

here are the days to

here are the days to
conduct our nights, dabble with
some absurdity
.
20150820:2056
y

because nights can sometimes

because nights can sometimes
dangle with longing.
because the tongue often
has trouble recovering
from indulgence.
because having you this
close reveals
an unnavigable gap.
because the sole
lamp that comforts
the back alley
is out
.
20130412:2341
y

i will look back on

i will look back on
these nights –
when every cell
still dismantles
at the glint of
you – and mostly
smile. even the
audience won’t
see it coming
.
20130212:0159
y