August 2020
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In The Footsteps of Telemachus
Image etched by Antoine Jean Duclos (French, Paris 1742–1795 Paris) CategoriesPoetry
Skyline
That summer at the ranch, one seasonbefore Stanley hung himself in the toolshed,with rope worn from countless tie-downs–choosing his own handiwork over cancer–there was a..
Form
I’ve never before been intosomeone with such small breastsI like my hands to overflow with themto see their teardrop formblood rushes to imagine the color..
Fodder
I guess I could discuss phantoms and pharaohsand the places in between them,or rhyme schemes and what is palatable. it’s been weeksof perpetual reflection.I’ve been..
Hiking Through
Consider the space between A B,the middle sister nobody sees,or the last invited, all set to gobut left behind wearing a new green coat,speechless, while..
Lumphini Park
Bangkok, Thailand The white egrets in the treetuck up their legs, as still asthe noon heat. In last night’s dreammy high school flamehad been left..
Creation Myth
When they buried me they put all my statuesIn the very ditch in which I was to be put. Next they put in my estate,Then my..
After the Funeral
I hope morning is only a suggestion.I hope we linger in bed to memorizeSpring spilling warm sky outside,a collage of our lives as rose-lit. I..
Her Smile Like Once Upon A Time
a night of a friday on the table next to many empty bottlesi have a penholder two packs of cigarettesa desk lamp and a notebook.on..
You Will Leave This Place Behind
Zanskar, 1921 Your body will be placed on a large flat rock,High on a ridge in the mountains.The carrion birds are circling,Great wings block the..
Not a Lion
1 The fifteen-month-old climbs the winding staircase of their duplex to the small bedroom he shares with his two-year-old brother. The father is close behind,..
The Fall
She remembers it differently. The man did not kill himself, he fell. She couldn’t know for sure but she had just talked to the man,..