Darkness craved us The pit of endless nothing was calling our name Do we jump?  

The single chair in the middle of the room Colorful flowers lay atop A room unused for years Abandoned and unloved Yet someone chooses to feel it’s warm embrace  

Out back of the carport the bayou quivered with mayflies and June bugs and mosquitoes looking for love. A normal summer night in the south. A bare yellow lightbulb sputtered on the porch. We bet our meager allowances on how much longer it would last….

Knots tied Promises made Secrets shared Hearts intertwined  

They felt the tremor all the way to the bayou, where folks turned beet red at the thought of impropriety and even the elk head in the dining room was embarrassed by the way you elbowed your way into their lives, only to kick the…

Time mistakes us for caring beings We are uncaring of time Space mistakes us for caring beings We are uncaring of space Nature mistakes us for caring beings We are uncaring of nature Time will destroy us Space will crush us Nature will suffocate us

They danced above and around me, blissfully unaware of the harsh brevity of our lives, the most beautiful duet I’ve ever seen

The stars are dancing Like rhinos with glitter dancing on the sun Your smell like a tropical vacation Your taste like a honeydew melon Your voice like the most beautiful song Your body like my favorite amusement ride Your skin like satin A roller coaster…

Bayou Beet coloured cheeks Cinnamon sands clothe us I touch your elbow as you gaze Tremor  

“Blue Bayou” crackled over the worn speakers haphazardly hung from the bar ceiling where one lightbulb seemed to flicker in time Michelle sauntered in jacket shoulder pads jutting with each stride she elbows through the crowd “Well,” she steams as we all tremor “That bolt…