“A memory ghost is a memory so strong, it’s left an invisible mark so it can never be forgotten.” Unknown scents of cologne deodorants flowers wood chipped bedding gasoline fire rubs on your back hugs from your father someone else brushing your hair shapes inside…

early morning commotion in the local park. a group of seniors gathered together were creating a ruckus. a few joggers and walkers stopped to watch their one antic. all were doing the same action, standing with feet apart and raising their forelimbs gently, stretching their…

Don’t talk foolishly It makes a sense of humour What a great fool! Stop and stop You can see That crazy root. Now what? Let your words to stop Making all fussy words. So ridiculous- It’s unexpected How can you act foolishly To achieve all…

Tip toe Around the abortion And the premarital sex between white kids And deviant reputations Tip toe around And don’t put your heel down.

“Over the place where Long’s Peak and its slightly less imposing companions stand in lofty isolation and invite the summer tourist to their cool retreats, the waves of an open sea once rolled and its tide as ebbed and flowed, unhindered by rock or shoal.”…

Snake enters the hole Snake fits hole Hole doesn’t fit Snake Men enters earth Men want earth to fit men Men destroy earth to fit self.

We cover our mouths gasping for air snorffling through our fingers Whatever it was one of us said that was so funny doesn’t matter now L contorted so hard she farted A spewed the Sprite she has sipped out through her nose I heaved so…

“Nah, I’m good, thanks.” -Not Very Hungry Hippo

Summer by the pool is a reason to love The wonderful beams that come from above But when the sun beats down For months at a time Cooler weather is much more fine One month in I’m running for shade And in air conditioning I…

In the morning light it was easy to see  where her brother Abel had driven the truck.  Not too close to the house. Few footprints  remained under the new snowfall, a light one last night. Darla recalled other snows  that had blown in nearly to…