Category: Poetry
Hematologist Follow-up
Another doctor’s office. The same sterile scent and antiseptic odor in the exam room. Light-wood paneling, natural setting, photos on the wall, white Formica countertops. All to find out if my medication has begun...
Through Time
You can hear the steps On the road Suffocated sounds and voices In the distance You can almost feel the sun On your skin And see the sky From the window The world is...
A Windy Night
I sit here waiting to go home I take notice of the gushing air The window bouncing Like waves bouncing against the sand. Listening to what the wind says As it blows its strength...
Backyard Discophony
We heard a blue jay scold, and a robin chased it off for its troubles. That robin sings away its remaining rivals. Then Mark’s lawn mower roars to life. After we though he finished....
As The Clouds Do
Poem The earth smiles from the dark While the water rises And fills my lungs I choose to believe Things will change They have to Or I will die There is a butterfly...
We Sat Upon Our Porch
Poem We sat upon our empty porch Midnight Singing through the dreary day Gone away, light a light, We tried to walk away. Our sorrows loomed across the room Our figures were too gay Our deeds haunted us to gloom...
What You’ve Taught Me
Poem The world seems quiet around me Like I disappointed it, disowned it Like it’s surprised that I would doubt it As if it feels rejected, betrayed Withdrawn And that it thinks I’m...
Contemplating a Cold Future
The desk lamps reflect on the mirror-still pool. It’s a clear night. Orion’s belt, the big and little dippers, and the other constellations I can’t name shine in the clear sky. The crickets and...
