How to make chai (tea)?   Take a pot fill it with water   half full show your optimism   Put the pot on the stove on the medium flame of agony   Add tea leaves— all black equal to the number of lovers Charlie has…

“I need space.” He stepped back. Farther and farther Until he disappeared. He didn’t understand My need for inner space Inner peace Peace and quiet Space. I need space. Space for love, not As distance between I want to share and hold To touch To…

Silence That’s all I hear Darkness That’s all I see I want to speak But there aren’t any words left Is this what they call To be at peace?

At a table for two At the far end of the bar I sit alone, Thinking of you. At a table for two I drink my scotch neat And think Of what I would say. At a table for two It doesn’t seem fair To…