Thursday, January 20, 2022

The First In Symbols

 

it would confuse me for a time.

absolute room for surmising.

sunshine falling on good and bad.

I would look, search, meet and celebrate.

time is made into friendship.

 

lakeside meadows, cherry trees and

passion, remorse for fallen pash.

I would listen, as given a clue, some

need tell when in wrongness.

a soul I wish for, a soul I fix up for,

to laugh gayly, to feel glee, it seems

mostly impossible.

 

I don’t say much, not in clarity, some

thoughts might resonate:

like walking in silence, hearing when

captured, affectionate when

insecure.

 

never much to start with. nor cares to

share with, mainly fantasies, betrayals,

diligence, or the last entrance into my

weaknesses.

 

check the freezer, we might find

ourselves—smirking, reminded of what

others do not know, so close, reminded

of what we do not know.

 

one is floored, to reach, grasp, and

locate; a tear for a tiger, salmon for

bears, a crucifix for the house we live

in. mainly haunted houses, Obama’s

daughter, we do not see anger.

 

a woman is hip, friendly, receptive;

so close, so misunderstood, it can’t

mean what we need it to say; mind care,

skin influx, identity overhaul.

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