24
24 poems
In as many hours
I feel asleep
But
24 complete
Task is done
I won over
My self doubt
Gratitude
Modern Rumple #20 (^reference within poem of song Katmandu by Bob Seger)
Come hither my novice
Up
Down
Back and forth
No, you’re not done spinning
‘Katmandu’ playing so loud
Yes, I know what you want
Rhyme the rhymes spinsters tell
For you’re never getting out
Sit down and stay awhile
Left
Right
To and fro
No, the gold is not spun
Footsteps
Listening to the bird call from the trees
Inhaling the lavender
Waiting
To hear your footsteps on the stairs
You are ready
21 Forever
The clothes are fly
Look great on
I dance, I sing the songs
I am weak yet I am strong
Decades long lived,
Loved
Embraced
Died
I never want to see 21 again
Christ
If I surrender to you
I disappear
Only you in me I fear
Your will be done not mine no fun
Take care of my family, friends and all
Pick me up when I fall
Hold me tight
Don’t let me go
It’s you I want
Nothing less
You
In me
I am truly free.
diving
“I came to explore the wreck. The words are purposes. The words are maps.” – Adrienne Rich
she and i
were frightened to come but we came
i only know what my body whispers to
me and she says to explore
the forgotten places the
caverns the death the ships that wreck
i only know what my heart sings the
feelings that she sculpts into words
the loves that are
eternal renewing with purposes
i only know what my brain screams at me the
terror she stitches into words
you are stronger than you think you are
a body’s pulse churning pulsing out the maps
Joe
We meet every morning in my AZ themed cup
Thinking of you before I wake up
No sugar no cream hot black
Just us
The beginning
failure
when the whole point is to finish
Something (on time)
and you don’t finish
you have to find a new point
purpose
failure holds lots of purpose
i’m sure
but it’s not the pretty kind
with warm hugs and certificates and
good job and way to succeed
i think that failure’s purpose should be
to not be the bad guy anymore
failure has a bad rap
has acquired a nasty reputation
i’m going to be a fan of failure
i’ve decided
because failure involves action
leaping
not having to sit around and
wonder
what might have been