Some primal urge to break abandoned factory windows with stones in passing,or to break a companion’s heart with hard words … More
Category: Love
Remarkable
Her hand grips mine for the first timeand the dream becomes real. I bet she says, I’m the one you’ll … More
To Autumn
Love might break in at Indian Summer,a mid-autumn drying then, and quick,remember Madison on fire,the multi-bright colored leaves,votive candles, how … More
Theme
So to forget about last night’s dream,a mass forgetting cannot happen too soon,you wake up and start the search again … More
what impressions were
a sound slight as breathstill the cold touch of lamplight on white snowthose thick linesa brow furrowedeyes of white hairthink your … More
your letters
these lettersyour hand writesyour handwriting is all curious curlicuesas if a right-handed calligrapherwrites them with his left footas if a … More
Beyond Pain
Someone I loved, I heard the other day,a woman I’d known in my Madison years,had battled Parkinson’s for ten long … More
B-Movie
Girl meets Boy.Boy is blind.Girl joins another Girl in bank robbery for money to finance corneal transplants.Girl is caught and … More
Glasses, November 24, 2021
We didn’t pass, I thought, when I was what, getting new glasses,so I didn’t see you, pretty sure, out the … More
All Our Summers Find One Winter’s End
The only photo I had was of you at that one picnic,blue, long-sleeved shirt, a turtle neck, and white slacks.Our … More
A Last Wave
Feel sorry for her? That’s a good way to ruin a teenager’s weekend.This is not the way, say, for an … More
Holy Night
It was madness to treat you like some character locked in a box, for all I knew, you suffering too … More
I’m Listening Still
“I don’t see it that way,” you say, and I begin the wonder why.We sit cross legged on the floor … More
A Sure Thing
He had a hot tip. “I wish I could tell you, my love,” said Chad, simultaneously fixing his face in … More
Down and Out
I’m working on the daily Wordle, my obsession, when my phone vibrates. At first, I try to ignore it, deep … More
The Perfect Price
“Like magic!” That’s what she thought, opening the package to find it was exactly what she’d thought about buying at … More
Blue Elephant
I’m not into tattoos. The first thing I ask a woman who’s interested in taking a relationship further is if … More
Two Alike
It had been a while. She sat there like a little jewel, the sun sparkling on her back when he … More
Driving into Darkness
They drove all day. As the moon rose, under its glow, they could make out nothing but flat, empty land … More
Figuring
“I will travel more as I’m able to do so,” Lehua said to herself. It was like a mantra some … More