That’s what they’re calling it these days.   They came up with it in a daze. They think that it’s some sort of phase. He’s in a haze. He’s in a haze.

Muscles need the brain To make them work, except the Heart. It’s a loner.   Beat Lue August 13, 2016  

We focused on The tide coming in Our hair being Douse In rain The house being a mess Our ears ringing In winter The smell of plantains Our hands holding books In autumn The sound of poetry Our mouths shut In readings We focused In…

Standing tall and I’m reaching Through the night and I’m reaching In the rain and I’m reaching Cold and Snow and I’m reaching Kids call me ‘base’ and I’m reaching Shade for all and I’m reaching Sticks are cute small parts of me Standing tall…

when people hear your name they think of heroes and villains of all the colours that you’re not stubborn you hold onto yourself so tightly that you can’t let anyone in krypton we can make you stronger krypton you’re floating alone krypton make room for…

One, Waking up is hard. Two, Who needs to shower? Three, I’m not hungry. Four, This dress isn’t clean. Five, I just don’t care. Six, The sun is too bright. Seven, I’m so unmotivated. Eight, It’s already dark? Nine, It’s 9pm somewhere. Ten, My pacemaker…

I didn’t know pain had a taste Until it was in my mouth Not sour like I thought it might be Not bitter either It was acrid Stinging Permeating everything I ate I was eating pain I was sipping pain Swallowing it down Only for…

October races towards November, still like a child at play. November reaches slowly down and takes its toy away. © Anne McMaster 2016

I have a keychain from every place I’ve been. I collect them to hang on my wall, Like pictures, they represent snippets of memory. Forever bigger my collection grows To hang ever heavier on my wall. I wonder if it will collapse. Someday when I…

Heart   A pulse center of a human body Determined routes to and fro And ventilation for oxygen and carbon dioxide Interlocking exchanges Network gateway Pulsating in every route Heart center of endeavors Agile yet nonstop unto death of itself         11:07…