#5

more confused than angry more stuffed away than needing to speak more afraid of meaning than feeling more resentful than righteous more betrayed than mistrustful more disgusted than indulgent more agitated more disappointed more hurt more angry about the understanding than the experiencing such a fleeting moment it lingers longer than is comfortable then is…

#4

the stopped second hand on the clock still, flat water dancing light reflections feathers from a thousand pillows fall from the sky the night’s cold warmth opens its mystery

#3

there is no gift or prize no win no accolade for this or anything no good job pat on the back no special discount no exclusive entrance no understanding or change in perception no likes thumbs up heart no applause there is no finish line there is no trophy i don’t come out of each…

#2

plastic granite table filled with phat beats ridge around the edge cut up yourself up when you bump and try to fill this feast of plenty feast of a thousand songs playing in plentiful unison heartbreaking to soulful whisperers in the dark in the darkness you look better you can see you how a book…

my adventure

begins with a long road i picture myself lifted up floating i know i can do this now! and my vision pierces through light and dark like an arrow that doesn’t land there is no end

pay attention

to the way in which despite the cuts from endless sources the emerging growth an interruption of thought glimmers softly along your walk please pay close attention

Commitment

I took a trip to Minnesota recently that came with a lot of unexpected detours. I went to celebrate my grandmother's 90th birthday and as the second stop on the Jwanouskos Ramos Wedding Celebration Tour. We had an amazing time seeing the beautiful lakes and forest areas. So green compared to California! However, the time…

hit by a poem

I was listening to Boards of Canada’s “Reach For The Dead” at work and out of the blue, lyrics. Words forming that wouldn’t quiet down or pass until I had written them down.  Ok, poem. I hear you. today I was  plucked out of the  oppression of time and placed into the void vacuum of space…

spring time

waiting for the lady in the mountains whose footsteps reveal the greenery vibrancy  underneath and from the earth whose voice echoes against rock and through canyons who calls across distances to awaken  who stirs the blood with eyes like fire who welcomes weary travelers with springs of water who points the way and shows how…

directed

when the waves were crashing endlessly  when thunderous  the animal inside staring back from between grasses when the voice amplified too loud to ignore they chuckled nervously  shifting eye contact between them  looking for places to point their fingers they were confronted with a mirror so clear  so visible the violations and yet one scoffed…