I know you are gone  
but the wind curls around me,  
slides under my clothes  
to tickle at bare skin.  

Sun rays caress my face  
in the same way you used to  
pet stray cats.  

Rivers yell and crash  
when they run,  
like us
hand in hand  
when we were young.  

I know you are gone  
but I will always hang on  
to the fleeting existence of you.

The thick chair cups the fat * of the pencil cop.
Meeting  adjourned and he's once again Lincoln Continental safe, speeding home.
"Darling will you rub my legs?' he begs
as his pink lips abandon the spittle of his helplessness.

Fat turns to wax.

He slides between the sheets of their king-sized double crypt.
Only to find the mannequin gone.

We've never met
And yet, I can see the sun in your hair
It reminds me of my mother.
We've never met
And yet, when we take a breath of air
It is in sync with one another.
We've never met
And yet, I can hear your laugh like a sweet pear
It is just like my big brother.
We've never met
And yet, I know you because you know me
Human and raw and alive.
We've never met
And yet, I fear for your life
It is nothing like mine.
We've never met
And I'm hoping your still alive;
It is war-ravanged, your home, in Gaza.

no stars in the sky
too tired to twinkle tonight;
our wishes can wait

i always have
the urge to run.

but what is it like
to be a tree?

to be confident enough
to root yourself
and grow with
wild abandonment,
being unapologetically
you?

i'm still running,
but i wish i knew.

Mouth filled with your flooded rain.  I'm synchronized in the light.

The ravens of dawn circle a slumbered cavern,  
A portal into the eyes of my past,  
While the sweet echo of your laughter,  
Thrice calls my heart to awaken.

Lead me, this transformative space so bright  
Where visions unfold in the silhouette of wisdom.  
Who guides me on this day of thresholds crossed,  
Bridged to an age of new realms?  
The Morrigan dances, infusing the moment,  
Her song whispers in the quiet of my thoughts.  
Have we just met, or have our souls always known  
Each other, across the tapestry of lives,  
Now woven together,  
Igniting the sweet breath of potential flames?  
I have awakened.

I step through this open doorway,  
The threshold stretches long; I am drawn to it!  
With open arms, I walk into the light,  
Wisdom shines bright, searching, yearning;  
You have swept me into a dance of expanding skies,  
Constellations twinkling, all pulling, all pushing.

Life opens through uncharted paths.  
I’ve been blinded by the familiar,  
Yet discover you—a wondrous surprise;  
A kaleidoscope of extravagant moments,  
Heartfelt laughter, and love at play.

Play?

Gliding along like a dream,  
Cocooned in the warmth of new wonders.  
This creativity blooms in our shared laughter,  
Telling me what to feel, what to explore.

Why can we not be taught how to love without fear?  
“Grow up, would you.”  

I find my kaleidoscope glasses,  
Walking through a portal with an extended threshold,  
So long, so deep.  
A light on the other side—  
Bright beyond imagination!  
A silhouette of you waiting,  
Holding your glasses too...

Filled with fire and splashing joy,  
Contained in the same vessel.

Is it possible?

We are all made of atoms,  
Circling the force that binds our existence,  
Finding our way to one another.