“I started smoking,” he told Scott, “after 12 years.” “Why?” Scott asked. Maybe it was having to work again after … More

Back in high school, Yoshi and I did everything together. No, not that kind of everything. But you get the … More

My Seoul, 24/7, 365, even though I’m here,I’m always thereIn my Seoul, always together with my people,Our shared look, the … More

You still sing, I believe,your fingers pick my blood pulse,A high-five palm to palm,Your stellar performance.My arms fall around you,That … More

I stood up and headed for my car.  The drive downtown passed without my even knowing it.  I parked across the street.  There … More

Again silence came from the other end. My wondering about getting back to the therapist increased. I brushed my teeth … More

The problems began immediately after it happened. As the two of us were escorted out of the courtyard, I kept … More

My mango tree passed on spring flowers to fruit again.Dad planted this Hayden 60 years ago.He peeled them, blade against … More

I never thought I’d live, never thought I’d get to say this.Not in this lifetime or in any other. Last … More

We meet doing laps around the mall,Traveling in opposite directions.It’s a prelude to our senior naps, we laugh.I’ve not seen … More

I’m not the only one awake this morning at 3:00 a.m.I barely hear the sound of neighborsTheir shared experiences, I … More

At twilight’s fall, I see the course my ride has takenMapped back, how the sun rose at dawnFelt the wheel … More

Not mine, anchored under sheets lapped over us,wrinkled little but still not broken,yet stiff enough to press the issue. So … More

The only thing that’s strangeis realizing I’ve arrived alive.Nothing’s changed to more weird make. Water still runs through my fingers,scooped … More

Idris Elba, but he didn’t want to commit until he heard if he was the next Bond. Jason Statham, but … More

Love memories, a gravestone’s dust of snowTwirls beneath a mirrored glistening ballThe way you say, “I’m yours for good”Baryshnikov, Rampal, … More

I say, “When silence disappears, that’s where nothingness begins,”and she’s skeptical – I can see it in the crinkle between … More

There were a couple songs she danced to more joyfully than others,that spark in her eye when she heard them … More

It is so cold here, and we are so needyWho will turn down slim sheetsAll there is to cover us … More

Is it true the redhead died as sexy for you coming out of childhood?That your bow, once strung taut, began … More