Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Mood

may ours be forever         changing,
but not always

                                          like today’s

reflecting the dark
night sky

                                             light

Monday, September 20, 2010

Vitriol

My dear Lady Jane,
No need to explain
The demise
Of your infamous obnoxious
Former proboscis.

We’ve heard
The rumor of a tumor’s plain
As that snippet
Of a snub now gracing your face,
And oh so innocuous looking.

So pretty
Please with sugar on it,
For old times’ sake
Before you depart,
Give us your best parting shot—

No need for formalities, dearie,
Dispense with the snot.



Sunday, September 19, 2010

Coming Apart at the Think Factory


unhealthy


.


there you thought

you were whole

.


some did not see how

introspective

.


you came to be


.


a part of it

self-destructing

.


defective


.


machinery

Friday, September 17, 2010

Less is More/More is Less

Whatever I take, I take too much or too little;
I do not take the exact amount. The exact amount
is no use to me.
—Antonio Porchia, Voices

Master, thank you

For showing us
All you have

To do is more
Or less than what

You want.


Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Zanna, Hello and Goodbye, 6.30 am

My friend,

The young Kurd who works
A daily twelve-hour shift

At the local service station,
Has been on duty long before daybreak,

But as my bicycle is not
An automobile

And thus needs nothing
But air, he remains

In his cubicle and continues
Listening to songs

Of the motherland. Still, I know
He keeps an eye out for me

For when I leave,
I see an upright hand

Waving in the air.
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