Tagged: surface

reality and

reality and
perception scratch at each other’s
surfaces without

ever committing towards
going any deeper than this
.
20230321:2125
y

picture perfect is

picture perfect is
a lens through which we develop
surface impressions

it takes lifting the roof, tearing
down walls to gain something deeper
.
20210714:1835
y

on the surface, weight

on the surface, weight
is one calculation away
from accuracy –

the size and shape of a thing
does not easily divulge depth
.
20210221:1422
y

at any given

at any given
moment, memories become
carbonated, rise,

rising, risen, until they
reach the surface of consent
.
20210219:0742
y

snow builds power in

snow builds power in
every crevice, on every
surface, we can sit

back and watch the contortions and
wonder how it does it so cold
.
20210205:1947
y

on the face of it,

on the face of it,
we are freckled and dimpled,
aging towards a

perfect imperfection – dig
deeper, and we fall apart
.
20201021:1815
y

holding it in

nearly three decades

nearly three decades
later, we are still finding
hidden things within

your depths, stirring the surface
for clues in each fleeting fold
.
20160706:1210
y

the tongue you do not

the tongue you do not
choose to use loses
elasticity, fumbles
its phonetic alphabet,
but remains resilient,
bobbing across
brainwaves,
suspending
memories as bait
.
20160427:0802
y

there is nothing that

there is nothing that
wraps you closer to
home than the faint
recognition of old
wallpaper, on the
surface so solid
and cold, under-
neath, a soft
familiar defense
.
20121224:2322
y