The Forest Ranger glanced skyward as a bird caught his eye. It flew up past the clouds in a periwinkle sky. It landed atop a skyscraper of a tree. And then it spread out and started beating its wings.

brush spider away hum of air conditioning  is this what normal is?

I’ve dreamt about being in gumboots As a Forest Ranger I’ve viewed Chicago From the tallest skyscraper I’ve seen clouds Form and rise like sourdough I’ve longed for the Storefont dressed in periwinkle I’ve always danced To the beat of my own drum I’ve fixed…

1. I look like none of you and it makes me feel like I have failed God #lol 2. Still haunted by that time I thought my mom got raptured and sometimes when I don’t hear from her I panic a little bit. #tbt 3….

She asked me to explore with her And her tiny hand grabbed mine We touched leaves and collected flowers She splashed every puddle And giggled all the while So thrilled when we painted the flowers To hang on the fridge Her laugh stays with me…

pour pastel plant paints across gloss colored canvas brighten darkened doors   bring the bright nights back don’t let darkness deal us out color fills our fold

St Patrick’s Day Gumboot War I am not in the habit Of using words I don’t know This list includes single syllable And multi syllabic words I have a decent vocabulary And understand words in context Passive knowledge I do my best with metaphors And…

I feel as tall as a skyscraper Reaching out my hands Toward the cloud Periwinkle hues Across the sky I spread my wings So I can fly high Forest ranger Sam A spy from down below Eyes wide open As I descend Ever so slow…

It’s just a step sideways, A prick of a needle, A double blink of your eyes Our three shopping of a heart. From Here to There is no distance at all really. We just get distracted from all the filter. But remove the filter, And…

You had long hair When I saw you last. That time I called you a ghost. You walked by The window Of a bar I’m at With short hair. And I thought How inconsequential To me You were.   At the time, The weight of…