strike these poems together like
two flints sparks will erupt.
hunt and gather small verbs of
debris, for it will catch first think like a caveman feel the cold and hunger.
pile word twigs together on top carry the stick weight of vowels
as they yearn for life ugh ooh aah.
dowel upon wood, turn the syllables
until they mean something force
them to mean something do
not relent.
with sacred delicate breath, blow again blow the pulse from your chest, brings
life to meaning.
see how it combusts without
more effort it knows what to do.
feel the heat rising from words let it puncture the cold then gather more language
to feed it.
now, rest easy as
you sleep this night in the embers, there are meanings in the burning, we are known.
daylight saving
within each brain clock
we shift with the sun,
tide with the moon,
and hang at evening’s edge.
cheating the ticking gods
of things miss understood sacred in our cycle blessed rhythm of sequence.
and when we leap forward
stealing minutes
of convenience, does the moon
wince in despair?
begging-how much can we
borrow and still give back?
even the owl wants
to know.
tequila shakes
mix 2 parts anxiety
1 heap ice cream
4 ounces tequila shake vigorously (the drink,
not yourself )
repeat until
you
shake
vigorously.
new man
greeting me, i say
i am not the man
from memory,
stolen and silenced.
i am your newest
creation of me, an
aspect un known until this now.
hello.
though it feels familiar
this kiss is brand new not leftover to tide
old amnesia i have come to absolve
myself of the man
you remember.
when we kiss tomorrow
that will be fresh
as well remember?
