I’ve decided not to come out Jam, cream and scones are more delicious in the dark The closet doesnt quite close I can still see you If there’s a power cut I won’t be afraid if it floods i’m off the floor its where…
Category: Marathon Poem
Poem 14
Gas station girl Wears different earrings each visit One day she wore gold, the next she wore pearls Such delicate material In this hidden and dingy 76 Your presence is ethereal I stand among humming machinery As you walk in, scratching your nose …
Hour 14 “A Moment’s Hope…”
Hour 14 9/2/2023 “A Moment’s Hope…” Close your eyes and listen – just listen, you CAN hear a heartbeat …cry, even your own. Eyes stare from tenement windows, to the dark – beyond AND within, and Electronic rooms beckon – so filled…
#2: As Time Moves…
#2: As Time Moves… It’s a strange thing when you feel your life passing by. The days get shorter and the nights drift. Suddenly, you’re another year older. But this strange thing happens. Nostalgia. The things you once enjoyed become the same your kids make…
wrapped around your fingers to please you forever
The body falls again as you try to hold it up You put your ears to the chest and when you hear nothing, I see it- The slow way your face scrunches in pain Then the tears roll down your face. We both saw the…
Hour 12, Poem 15
When can we get out of here? When can we breathe? When can we be not afraid? When can we be free? No answers, just a box of darkness— Meant to be safe, now its what holds you back. Try, try to get out knock…
Love
I wouldn’t even begin to try & define it; i think everyone has their own personal concept of what it looks like anyway. But maybe there’s more to it than just wanting to be with someone forever. In any case, I’m ready to venture…
2023 Full Marathon: Hour 14
I grew up in a house where art and laughter were rationed and metered out and never supposed to be shared together. Art was a privilege and laughter was a reward of the highest order. Growing up paint splattered was never a lesson I thought…
National anthem
It’s a way to express our own patriotism without coming across as too self-absorbed. With 196 out there, it’s hard to imagine any one song coming out on top. Because there’s merit to all of them & maybe if we weren’t too obsessed with our…