Thursday, December 23, 2010

Winter Without Snow

The cold has set in

Without its accompanied beauty

The sky is uncomfortably blue

The yellow sun shines oddly down

But the grass has turned an ugly brown

And the pond reflects a gray-blue frown

I know -

- because I looked deeply into it

To find an answer that remains unfound


So I stand alone in the cold
To look up at a strange blue
And wonder – when and who
I will be between young and old.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

You Said

You said you love me again
In your unsound sleep
A daytime secret you selfishly keep:

From me.

You said you love me again
In the spins of your desperation
Afraid of how it would happen:

My leaving.

You said you love me again
In a moment to keep me
Comfortably by your side:

Your lies.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Misnomer

Her name rolled off your tongue
Just as mine once did
Its noise had the same ring
Your voice, the same feeling

You said it like you know
Of how her cheeks glow
And how her eyes close
The moment she lets go

Her name spoke familiar
From the corners of your lips
As though you could love her
At least the movement of her hips

Her name rolled off your tongue
Just as mine once did
And there was none else to think -
- but: "Congratulations."