To come awake in ice
and long for stillness,
one could sleep forever
blanketed in snow.
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Lesser Fictions
In the absence of God
we make do with lesser fictions:
The names we give
and the sounds of our voice.
Forever Redefined
A quiet place waits at the end of passion,
rumored by the blind,
the last reward for righteous action,
forever redefined.
C Student
A slothful student
spent her studies
listening to birds.
The music stopped
once forced to learn
to name the notes she’d heard.
Bad Breath
Vent sweet fury
in a burst of halitosis,
fling “Fuck” at reason,
and revel in rage.
Us
“Who are they?”, we dare not answer,
they and we are much the same,
we, a name for claiming credit,
they, for when assigning blame.
All In
I tripped and tipped
my cards too quickly,
well before the call.
No bluff, no draw,
no cuffed-card option,
two plays remain
and I won’t fold.
Snooze
My alarm clock shrieks out
’till I slap it a promise—
“15 more minutes
and I’ll slap you again.”
Dusty
Dust inspired by
Promethean promise;
Sophia winks behind a veil.
Despite Fortuna’s bold fascinations,
Prudence flees a tyrant’s rage.
snafu
Grey matter and guts
and a bundle of urges,
mortality,
madness,
no wonder
the world.