Whole Are we meant to see the whole picture?I mean, how often do you stand naked in front of a full-length mirror& stare at your whole body?Most days it’s the face – a lean in to examine a wrinkle or quick nostril checkPerhaps a medium view boobs shoulders neck faceJudging the tautness of the skin… Continue reading Poem 152 – Whole & The Joy of Editing – This Thursday!
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Poem 145 – Stonefish & The Joy of Editing
StonefishSynaceai verracosa Completely camouflaged among coral & reefthis aqua monster waitswith thirteen spines each chunk a precise needlenestled between sacks of lethal venomall it takes is a little pressure for the poison to release A murderer?A sadist?Nay, an ambush predator born to protect its gnarly self What is the lesson here?Tread lightly in shallow waters… Continue reading Poem 145 – Stonefish & The Joy of Editing
Poem 141 – In it & more
In it in the smell of Spring’s breezy exhalation:my anxious youth track meets where I hid under the bleachers and criedclassrooms wet with stifled heat and math I didn’t understandteachers who understood my passion for wordsthe wobbly possibility of a lunch-hour romancethe first time I shaved my legs brown hairs curling down the tub drain… Continue reading Poem 141 – In it & more
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