She stands beside me I gather the daily news Every single day

CW: misgendering (mention); parental estrangement Getting What You Want Isn’t Always Getting What You Want It’s funny how putting 2,218 miles between me and her and her words and their ability to nag at at my will to exist Doesn’t actually put space between me…

      How is it That we walked down the same aisle But I came alone And no one batted an eyelid But when she came There was a procession, Everyone’s breaths hitched I felt a slight twitch of jealousy At all the grandeur…

  Here I can be better than IRL   Here I can be someone I’m not in IRL   Here People talk to me unlike IRL   Here I’m not the loser people say I’m IRL   Here Life is virtually better than IRL  …

Flat peeked down discovered layers below each one under, oh Earth, here I peer in fear flat discs of planets, far, near colors, and fiery warmth now sears closer planets, Venus and Mars, red Jupiter, Neptune, blue instead now, suddenly in my view cylindrical portals…

Advertisement For Sale One used car Unknown make, model, or year It’s sort of a silverish color Four-door hatchback You know the type, smallish Foreign, probably It runs I mean, mostly You might just put a little extra aside For repairs I’ll take as much…

To Whom it May Concern, I apologize- for everything I apologize that the sun rose this morning I apologize if it didn’t I am so very sorry that your (fill in the blank) were too (fill in the blank) I regret that the weather was…

We called it the pirate house With a spiral staircase And a trap door And a tree house in the yard   I loved it from the second I stepped inside It was wonderful and strange A hodgepodge from those who came before   We’d…

I’m One with the Shore I am most at peace when I’m one with the shore Whether swimming or fishing Or there I find great release When I open the door To letting nature take the lead I’m one with the shore With a chair…

Hour 16 9/2/2023   “What I’ve Done…”   I’ve wondered the whys, questioned the hows, followed the winds, rode the seas and sailed.   Walked my talk, wandered amongst the clouds, cried for the innocent, prayed for the guilty.   I’ve touched the face of…