“Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind.” – Seneca
do you know me now
am i recognizable
i assume i am
but would you still see me
as the little girl
i used to be
the one who did your makeup
although i don’t remember
more than the photo
that shows your smile
and what i perceive
hope
is a look of endearing love
even though i put pigtails in your hair
i don’t hold many memories
of you
of [...]
to love the mess
and kiss the rock that tripped me
and bless the burnt edges
of the toast for their discomfort
to smile
at the laughter
at the sun
at the wind that blows away
my patience
to be open
to opposition
contrast
differences
and allow it
to open my mind
and think and wonder
ponder, confuse, debate
and then accept it as it is
to breath
deeply
often
to look beneath
to love the layers
and [...]
deep navy purple barely winks at me
from where it spans across this neon sea
glimpsing the wild in its silent retreat
as its edged with the paving of another dirty street
i’ve watched emptiness meander through this space
long forgotten silence is a long forgotten place
deaf to the notes within the song
failing to find where it can belong
the dance [...]
We cry when we look
So we look away
Atrocities are easier to swallow
When blended with half truths
And sweetened with righteousness
Peace promoted through vengeance
Like a child’s immature retaliations
“Because they did it first”
And we shake our heads
Wondering at its failure
We rattle our fists
And swear to our gods
and take two eyes for one
Then leave our crumbling gold
To patch the [...]
a dream sets confusion upon the bedpost
and chuckles
as it drifts beyond the ardent shaking of her head
the once settled dust
in the dark corners of a disheveled mind
kicked up in flurries of phantoms
threatening to tighten their grip on truth
and choke away its breath
illuminated and uncomfortable
nude secrets hide behind quavering arms
bewildered by the interrupting bulb
doe eyes wide with uncertainty
shrinking back [...]
