written 1998
Thousands of times Over and over again Expressing his heart and mind Staying out of the summer rain Writing his feelings over and over
Wandering aimlessly thru this maze… Intimately afraid of the darkness,… Reminiscent of the things, yet to… Standing in the sun, as the warmth… Crying with the thunder, as flashe…
She’s trying on a newly found adap… One that she never knew she had— It must have been in storage— A fluid dress, she thinks she like… As she bends over backwards
Women warriors laboring over hot o… Boiling their bras in the pots. They are the witches of their own… Dancing to the flute caressing the… Feeling the heat of their lives,
She eternally sleeps, Forever seventeen, In the ground Beneath Poseyville. Just a face in the crowd
Standing alone, Tall and proud A dew drop trickles across her bro… Lithely bending to the breeze, But never falling to her knees.
Although boys constantly deny Excursions; For girls having Indiscretion Jades Kismet’s luster.
She longs for spring In waiting to see What her garden will bring Tired of seeing trees Without leaves
He never loved himself But he fell in love with a woman. He never loved himself, But he fell in love with his work. He never loved himself,
She gave birth to five children an… Then her first child was born and… She was named Jennell all beautif… She shook at the thought that she… Then Jade came along in her arms…
Broken hearted dreams, Crying in the night Fool hearted love, Lost within the night Broken dreams
Her creamy white skinny hand. Twirled around, molded tightly Into Papa’s pudgy mahogany finger… His rippling laughter pulsated Slithered into her juvenile veins
Taken to the water’s edge, Maken by her feet. Maken on the way a pledge, Taken a retreat. Waken on the leaf-made ledge,
The hand of hope goes the distance Gently uplifts the wildflower Firmly nudged to sway in the spiri… Wildflower unfolds gracefully Mother Earth taking hold
Retro relics Shimmer in the sun Of this open market, Hold within a chainlink fence. Warm and safe,