Tagged: thoughts

in real estate, owning

in real estate, owning
and being owned are
two sides of
the same coin –
four walls and a
roof can easily be
mistaken for a
parasite from any
angle. thoughts
of escaping
escape along
the edges
.
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pardon, let me park

pardon, let me park
my brain here, turn off the engine
of thoughts, or even

just let it, god-forbid, idle –
yes, for longer than five minutes
.
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there is a tear in

there is a tear in
time between the hour you wake
to pee and the minute

the sun rises – try not to
lose too many thoughts in there
.
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on day three in a

on day three in a
new city, we prop up our
feet by the great lake

as the sun goes down, watch for
seagulls to take our thoughts away
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: prop

on uneven ground,

on uneven ground,
we have pretended
long enough
for self-esteem to
fray, patterns
to solidify,
thoughts
to slant
with no foothold
.
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there will be milli-

there will be milli-
seconds when all you can do
is resist – between

signals, synapses, and spring,
everything is a trigger
.
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on rainy mornings,

on rainy mornings,
we collect puddles, folding in
each corner with care

so that only the chosen
reflections spill when retrieved
.
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sometimes the heart will

sometimes the heart will
autumn before it autumns, thoughts
whispering the end

of things as naturally as sweet
nothings – unpack your winter coat
.
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the ones you miss

the ones you miss
most are the ones
who depart the
soonest – trying to
get out of that one
requires a time
machine or two
fingers of whiskey
.
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there are chapters of

there are chapters of
my heart that require
fried chicken – yes,
i am asking you
to forgive me
for these dog-eared,
oil-stained pages –
they are most delicious
.
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