They used to call it downsizing -but that wasn’t very popular- So then they called it “Right Sizing” -but everyone knew it was the same thing- And then they started calling it “Future City” -but still we knew better. And so, they didn’t say anything. Silently they issued yellow tax foreclosure notices And water shut-off […]
One night along a shallow lake there lay a campsite, pitched and staked, logs for a fire stacked beside in silence under dusky skies. None knows yet how this scene shall play- with plans abandoned, hopes dismayed? They may appear only to quit, no hammocks swayed nor matches lit. Perhaps they will not come at all– cold hearts and feet don’t wander […]
Detroit rendition of Janis Joplin’s classic satire “Mercedes Benz” . .. … …. ….. Oh Lord won’t you buy me a Model T Ford? The bus just ain’t coming and my feet are sore worked hard at the factory til it motored no more, oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Model T Ford? […]
How many times can we bend till we break? How much strain can you take? What’s your tensile strength? Hold me, and then Like a kite with no weight Pull the line nice and straight Out of sight into space. If I pluck the string Will it vibe and erate? Will it snap in my face? What […]
Written in honor and memory of friend and colleague Steven Kolberg, whose battle with cancer and and dance with life ended today. We drove to that strange state packed tight in the car and buckled in with greeting cards and a somber air. There in the back yard, I was surprised that he could see […]
I wondered if the blood would attract the shark. But even as I watched him through my mask, even as I sensed his concentrated raw power that could be unleashed at any moment, even when he turned so that he was not just swimming but swimming toward me my period had not yet come. How odd that neither […]
When do you say “I love you” to someone for the very first time? You shouldn’t say it the first time you think it, because the love may change, or he may not be ready to hear it. You shouldn’t hold it for forever in your heart, because the words are a gift, whose truest purpose […]
I shouted today Alone on the bridge, coasting downhill at a clip I wailed- lungs taut- as loud as I could. I smiled to myself and called out again Just trying to let it out.
Under my bed is a box filled with notes. Precious letters, far-flung postcards and silly valentines accumulated over the years from family, friends, exes, and former strangers. Before even reading their words, I feel the pinch of yearning- from the sight of someone’s handwriting, the postmark of a former home a name that doesn’t get said any more. They are time-stamps […]
One day into new love’s joys I start to overanalyze So far, it’s come too easily My hope is guarded carefully I wish I could see in advance so I don’t have to take a chance. Without wasting all that time perhaps we’d spare your heart, or mine. If I give myself to you- Will it last? […]
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