I didn’t know I had lost hope until she showed it to me. She insisted her hope, forced me to at least consider its possibility. I had to cry out my doubt, cry a lot, to make room for it. It was awkward at first, living with a stranger but eventually the hope set it, […]
There is no coping yourself when you make new life. You cannot pass on without combining. You cannot combine without diluting. There is no gain without loss You can be sad about the loss, but do not grieve it too long. It is inevitable, it is right, and it is good. Child, you will be […]
You are never hungry But you cannot taste You are completely safe But you cannot see You are always warm But you cannot feel the sun The closest to utopia you will ever be is in the womb of your mother. If you had a choice, would you stay? Maybe you did chose, and maybe […]
The moment is… a kiss and not a word, a what and not a why, is you without your story, unscripted. The moment is the drop of water you can taste on your tongue as you dive into the sea- you in the ocean, the ocean in you; is the chorus of a flash rainstorm […]
I climbed the mountain not to reach the top, but to cross over, marking each morning with a new little bracelet on my wrist, with colors of ascending frequency to note the mounting chakras, simulating an elevated state in the thinning air. I love me, I want to be me…. but not this way. […]
Fall back with me one hour, for free- season changing, daylight waning- stay in bed and see. If you want more there’s hours galore- night extended, time suspended- this is what they’re for.
Audio Here you are right at my feet you’re unassuming, solid, sweet. You fit so tight and so complete that I forget the void beneath. You lay there still, but still I slip, you look like someplace I could trip, we met and then I lost my grip, look out below- manhole- I flip. From where I […]
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? […]
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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