Defining horizons
The memory and the dream are one and the samea phantom limb that I would break my own…
Mediterranean (from Tarifa to you)
I watch the weather where I was
and where I want to be;
too cold for summer, too hot for winter,
too comfortable to be close to anywhere ...
Embers eternal
Embers eternal but we’re a ways from raging with the fire Roll another one and take me back…
Paradise
Paradise, he declares while I proceed to speak of chains. I am Con-Tiki in reverse, a raft that’s…
Aperture/Closure
I. It’s been one of those nights when sleep escapes and in its wake these words that race,…
Blisters, sparks / Unexpected sentimentality
This post was originally titled "Poems about boys". Then I thought that was too racy and also inaccurate. So I changed it.
There are two poems, both inspired by - but not actually about - boys. But this is poetry, after all, so who am I to tell you what my poems are "actually" about?
If you're still interested in my attempts at creative writing, please read on ...
Trains, Platform 29
Lately I’ve been spending time alone on the train, with the trains inside this mind where I am surrounded…
Defrag this
In the days before I converted to Mac, defragging my PC was a standard part of my life. I…
The opposite of vertigo
The opposite of vertigo
Is your wings poised for flight
and your feet stuck in cement;
Is the skyward pull that makes
you ill to be on the ground.
Gravity versus your dreams.
The opposite of vertigo
Is conversations about the weather
and getting angry at traffic;
Is display windows taunting you
with things that won’t make you happy.
You can see right through them.
From the pit of your stomach
to the tip of your tongue
the air here’s thick,
swallows up inspiration.
The opposite of vertigo
Is the sickening sensation of settling;
Is being shackled when you should be airborne.
The opposite of vertigo
Is the curse of those who come down from altitude;
Is the Icarus in you and me.
Out of Egypt
Draw me out of stormy water
My first breath is marked by grace
Make me someone else’s daughter
Heart that doesn’t match its face
There is a blueprint to my heart
Chase it up my family tree
Peel away this royal mask
Disarmed, now trace me back to Eve
Fire within and it consumes me
Lift my hand, in for the kill
Fire before my eyes I see
Instantly the world falls still
Pack my bags and leave the road
Suddenly I’m homeward bound
Might and mercy that was showed
A destiny, a new hope found
Even pain it had a purpose
Rejection taught me who to trust
Didn't see it at the time
The diamonds being formed from dust
Here before this multitude
Seas will part and nations fall
Incongruent heart refreshed, renewed
Tuned in to the celestial call