3/5/09
Television antennas used to resemble naked trees.
Now they look like little nuclear devices.
I miss the metal trees.
3/19/09
Dark orange leather spins.
Bone-white nylon snaps.
Heart pounds, swallowed whole by confidence.
4/2/09
I dream about sex and the apocalypse often.
But they never happen at the same time.
I guess my subconscious knows where to draw the line.
4/10/09
You scurried along the off-white and made me shiver.
Then you tried to hide behind Kurt Vonnegut.
A nice effort, until I crushed your spirit with a dryer sheet.
4/16/09
I am patient with you every morning.
And you still make me beg.
It's funny because, without me, you couldn't open the gate.
4/30/09
I don't know where you started.
And I have no idea where you'll end.
But I can’t wait to join the ride.
5/14/09
You've changed my approach to the world.
Nothing crosses my mind ...
Without putting it through your filter.
5/28/09
If you’re at the urinal ...
And you feel a sprinkle ...
It’s your own fault for wearing flip flops.
6/5/09
It started with four Molson Ices.
Then came one angry ex-lover.
Before I knew it, I was sprinting across the highway.
6/11/09
I liked the way you danced into my front door.
Try not to stain the rug.
If you need me to, I’ll carry you out the back door.
6/25/09
After you cut me off
I wanted to gouge out your eyes.
Then I changed the station and kept driving.
7/9/09
The world stopped for a single purpose.
Someone else pulled our trigger.
It forced us to wonder where we went wrong.
7/23/09
My smiles are cashmere.
My frowns are worn leather.
Together they make polyester.
7/31/09
My heart pounds when you're in my hands.
Sweat forms rivers above my veins.
An inch from perfection and we end miles apart.
8/20/09
My joints ache in the morning.
Everything pops and hisses when I bend.
It all disappears when you giggle at me.
9/17/09
I can still see your fragile fingers
flipping through a box of love letters
with your heart planted next to his tree.
10/1/09
When you move your life,
it's important to remember to save some energy,
to unpack all the boxes.
10/15/09
Sleep feels like a gift.
I used to think it was a waste of time.
Now I dream about it when I'm awake.
10/29/09
Shooting pain up my spine.
You put a smile on my face.
Crawling across my heart.
11/12/09
My foot finds the next hold
without more than a second of thought.
I'd like to make all of my decisions that way.
1/14/10
Dancing into the distance
of our unchartered minds
he catches up to her riding his heart.
1/28/10
Balancing on my fingertips.
I watch them rush past my toes.
Your arrows missed their targets.
2/11/10
Bright sunshine glistens off the wet pavement.
Long shadows dance past the curves of the road.
Hundreds of little workers march to their own rhythm.
2/25/10
Russian Roulette gets a bum rap.
Every morning I wake up, I climb into the chamber
and hope the hammer finds me.
6/17/10
When you buy your shiny new flat screen
where does your old television go?
I'd love to see a tv show about that.
7/15/10
Pushing paper ...
pushes me toward the edge.
Push me a little more and I might fall.
8/19/10
If you're not careful
with the direction you aim it,
you might get sprayed in the face.
9/2/10
Waiting turns my guts.
Anticipation twirls my brain.
Together they make me cuckoo.
9/30/10
Zip. Zap. POW!
Time goes ripping by ...
Don't let it catch you with your pants down.