Gravel Each footfall brings me farther from you and I know it is cliche to miss you  in the length from your doorframe to the front door of my Ford Escape but you’ve closed the sliding glass  before I had the chance to look once…

Today is one step away from you Tomorrow, it will be two

Forever is made up of indelible moments that grab instantly and stay in memory.

Outside the car Inside the water I see a ladder to nowhere. If I could climb it, do you think I could find Where nowhere truly is? Could I curl up in nowhere And rest at last Away from those who hurt me? Does nowhere…

There is more hope in the future than you could believe, walking on roads that make you unsure- but you fear falling stagant once you let yourself grieve.   You have plans taking shape and dreams you spin and weave, intentions and ideals almost pure….

These old shoes they’ve felt the road a cobbled path the cold winds blowed afore and aft on a bridge I once trode.   A scuff here and there from a trip down some stairs and a hole in the sole tells how long I…

Cold and warm at the same time, My blankets heating the ice in me, Seeing only the black behind my eyes, As I pull the hoodie closer to me. The car my little home, Like a tortoise carrying my home around, The comfort of it…

And then I imagined that the deck of the ship was a dance floor that graced my feet Orange skies with streaks of purple Colors so deep I could feel the texture of their richness within my soul The smell of the sea calling out…

Time and bone ~   First the stride goes: no use for well-loved cowboy boots my long-legged fast-paced movements.   Next the firm step goes: the hip rebels, the knee adjusts the foot feels tentative for ground.   Then the hobble comes: the shoulders hunch…

The faster I go, the less it will hurt, pace in circles contain the angst. The faster I go, the more I will fall my body numb my mind blank. Slow down and stroll, be present in the world. Inhale the scent of the rose,…