One more meeting Just one more Rendezvous And the courage To speak up

2015-01-12-19-24-55_poetryx You made it look so easy Walking away You made it look like It was nothing special

The two of them sat face to face by the banks of the narrow stream smoking cigarettes, throwing stone… and dismantling

Can you Unravel the lies You tell yourself To make it through Your uneasy

The million incandescent bulbs that line Gibbs St from Barrett Place to Main go out just after midnight. Stragg… smokers sit or stand in the alley

The cherry red tip of ash falls from her cigarette to make love with a dry autumn leaf and set the forest ablaze.

The battle rages on Leaves me weary Restless and weak But at This moment

Letting go Is not a choice That I can just make There are no simple steps I can mechanically perform

The way to a man’s heart Is through his stomach Or so the saying goes But things are seldom So simple as that

Self Determination It’s never free There is always a cost Self determination Requires