dream girl who’ll never be #51: Underground Punk Show as i chug the eighth note along, i flick my eyes to glimpse snapshots of the crowd, then feel the heavy call of bass in my hands, look down again, to its centipede neck. she is…

To the Woman Who Died in the Ponderosa Villas Apartment Complex We found your blouse–the one with the speckled lilies that are so small they look like dots of un-buttered popcorn. I wonder how the belligerent eyes of the fire, its lashes rising as if…

home, welcome i burn chamomile in our den, lull the embers with the heel of my thumb, sniff the sullen warmth, its soft tickle like you walking in, fingers on my shoulder, to read another book. the sun quells brightness, reverts us to lamps. breathless,…

I was no savior, let myself die another tense image. of each other.

Congratulations to everyone crossing the finish line! I don’t feel as though my quality is as up to scratch as last year, but I’m proud to have participated all the same. No regrets! Now I’m going to give my poor laptop a rest (and my…

burn through me. let the flames do my bidding.

Wash away the dust and grime. Surfaces pitted past their prime with dirt, smut, muck and slime. To be unclean is a grievous crime. Every year my task to climb scrub, scour, polish the rime. Between each hour no bells that chime the long hands…

Calling to you holding half a lung back from screaming your name or yelling through the ambiguous silence of a thousand leaves falling at once on this November day almost as if I could whisper and the stems of red oaks would convey that trickled…

Up I am Doing an all-nighter While others are sleeping peaceful and quiet The quiet time helps me To have a clear mind So I can focus All this time The nights are for artist Whether writing or drawing It is our time Of pleasure…

Ben Franklins Five and Dime was the only place we had to shop when we were younger.   Doors opened to jubilant faces as we imagined all the goodies inside.  I can still remember the smell of peppermint and caramel from the big plastic jars…