Tagged: slippery

we remember the

we remember the
slope of every third hill that saved
us, of every fifth

incline that challenged us, letting
go of the slippery slide
.
20230102:0943
y

things we hold onto,

things we hold onto,
things we let go – slippery
is conditional
.
20221201:1811
y

every once in a

every once in a
while, snow graces us with its
presence, followed by

a glistening grin when we fall,
slipping on our naïveté
.
20220217:2017
y

a hole feels like a

a hole feels like a
knot, is slippery,
gets caught
.
20170817:2215
y

the first snow of the

the first snow of the
season is a light dusting,
flurries passing notes

across state lines, innocuous
but slippery all the same
.
20161213:0713
y

outside of dreaming,

outside of dreaming,
a symmetric counterpart –
that slippery tell
.
20151021:0730
y

in between blades

in between blades
of unmanaged
thought, your
presence – nothing
intricate, only
slippery edges
vying for the light
.
20141012:0153
y

i’m fingering my

i’m fingering my
memories of you, each layer
slippery like glass
.
20140220:0940
y

some days are more

some days are more
slippery than
others – you were
not at jimmy’s
when the call
came. if you
missed the moment
when time stood
still, have you
traversed the
parallel layers,
found a loophole,
averted the
news? – take
me with you
.
20111020:0947
y

there is a fine line

there is a fine line
between truth
and lie when first taken
into confidence –
polished
words are often
particularly
slippery
.
20110524:0806
y