Observation #1

My shower curtain 

looks like the translucent skin 

of an elegant giraffe. 

Magic

I believe that some loves

have the power 

to summon their subject 

into your presence. 

Concrete

The right song 

and the golden light

of a slowly descending sun

can turn concrete 

into romance. 

Squeeze

This is not my native language

it is not my mother tongue

They are words I can extract only

if I squeeze my brain in one hand

and my heart in the other.

Creation

It’s funny, sad, and fitting 

that these days I feel 

utterly drained 

of all my creative energy. 

Sleep Now

Sleep now 

while you still can 

and savor the pure

and unbroken silence 

of night. 

Smudgy

You were just a small smudge 

on a black and white screen 

but your heartbeat was the clearest, 

most certain sound 

I’ve ever heard. 

Will You

Will you be 

my deepest joy

my greatest challenge 

my biggest heartbreak 

or all of the above? 

Holidays are

An unrushed breakfast 

enjoyed alone 

against the background music 

of other people’s conversations. 

Let Me

Let me live simply 

to find joy in the small things 

to be content with the little I have 

to not be concerned with the “what ifs” 

or the “could have beens” 

or even “the future.” 

Today, I am happy. 

Isn’t that enough?