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The Great Way
Poetry

The Great Way

preference itself is the koan

On Leaving Sao Miguel
Poetry

On Leaving Sao Miguel

You did not invent the volcano.

leftover lasagna
Poetry

leftover lasagna

everything ends in leftover lasagna

Voltage
Poetry

Voltage

Some distances can’t be closed.

Plan B
Poetry

Plan B

I have an idea.

Myths of Becoming
Poetry

Myths of Becoming

Some things cradle you just long enough to teach you how to walk again. Some things are only there to steady your step until the road shows up again.

Field Notes from the Mustang Cafe
Poetry

Field Notes from the Mustang Cafe

just off the main road, camouflaged by time and biscuits.

Controlled Burn
Poetry

Controlled Burn

dog-eared copy of being and nothingness on her milk thighed too decent to sully, but i want what i see,

Data
Poetry

Data

they orbit one another

SubText
Poetry

SubText

The eclipse is leaking.

Dust
Poetry

Dust

rude, perhaps, but honest

Shakerag
Poetry

Shakerag

the experience is bigger than the phenomenon

New Leaf
Poetry

New Leaf

It’s time for me to embrace:

Math Demands
Poetry

Math Demands

We're all rogue planets

Entanglement
Poetry

Entanglement

we're all rogue planets

Requirement
Poetry

Requirement

emptiness and form consummated their illegal marriage

Witching Hour
Poetry

Witching Hour

At times the universe works in your favor, At times against.

a lover's prayer
Poetry

a lover's prayer

it must weave dark promise  with inchoate angst, in strands. like dna. like hair of the madonna.

The Myth of the Completed Self
Poetry

The Myth of the Completed Self

We were told a story.

exile
Poetry

exile

memory is a cruel architect.

Juxta
Poetry

Juxta

the echo of desire

Black
Poetry

Black

you used to wear black on nights you debated the moon

Calliope
Poetry

Calliope

watching me change colors 

light bends
Poetry

light bends

gate, gate, paragate om.

I Am Not Here
Poetry

I Am Not Here

something inside me refuses to die.

Soup Can
Poetry

Soup Can

Questions linger as the circus ends.

Tower
Poetry

Tower

you can’t punch a wave, kiddo

Polite Apocalypse
Poetry

Polite Apocalypse

She is the ellipsis that lingers after the last text you didn’t send

Apolonia Station
Poetry

Apolonia Station

Indecision is a soggy trail blanket.

Between C-Sharp and D-Flat
Poetry

Between C-Sharp and D-Flat

Anna listens with her elbows.

Cindy Lou
Poetry

Cindy Lou

You wanna know why I crawl through other people’s trash?

Athena At Sunset
Poetry

Athena At Sunset

magic is wizard’s work.

Substrate Two
Poetry

Substrate Two

Before words There is being.

Thanksgiving Morning (2022)
Poetry

Thanksgiving Morning (2022)

I am overcome with sweet surrender, with my brimming cup of laughs and tears. with my imprecise memory. with my addled understanding.

Twirl
Poetry

Twirl

blame the singularity

Return
Poetry

Return

she has a patience that terrifies me

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