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Pretense, Public vs. Private Monikers
Friends share secrets I am your secret. I had thought we were lovers, best friends Turns out you’re just a guy collecting secrets So on this Memorial Day let us take leave of pretense, of the notion of public versus … Continue reading
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Tagged #bestfriends, #betrayal, #endings, #growingup, #heartbreak, #memorialday, #poetry, #secrets, love, relationships
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1 to 5
the scale is broken stuck at 1.5 sometimes at 2.75 no matter the level of levity good news, good friends the lever swings low 3’s, 4’s, 5’s gone like a dream left behind the girl is broken stuck at 1.5 … Continue reading
Thanks @ Thanksgiving
Snowflake love. My world, because of you, a whiteout of exquisite beauty.
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Wonder Woman & The Tin Man
The truth is I’ve been standing here on your doorstep forever Or at least a year Since last Halloween in fact I ring the doorbell peek through the curtains adjust the straps on my costume wishing I really was Wonder … Continue reading
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Tagged #halloween, #heartbreak, #poetry, #tinman, #wonderwoman, love
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Archimedes’ Water Wings
Diving into deep blue sky on an October morning Splashing gloriously into fall Leaping without hesitation She ascribes to a variation of Archimedes’ Principle. Bouyancy in this life floats better when you are loved.
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Front Row
Leaving the theater soft rain falling marine air wafting, gliding. & front row seating to breathe in a little summer love
Extra-Wide Heartosphere
The best part of my best friend’s leave is the coming home laughter at the start of day stories & love ending the day Life, lovely even in his absence, Coalesces perfectly the moment of re-entry into the seattlesphere an … Continue reading
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Tagged #poetry, #summer2014, friendship, Happiness, intimacy, love, relationships, Seattle
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Quiet as a Pin Drop
Super slow motion as a feather drifting as molasses spreading And quiet as a pin drop as the libraries of our childhood Imperceptible no defining moment only that he loved her now as it seemed he always had
Stepping out of Darkness
Guy in the office two doors down walked into the hall and asked, “Why is it so dark?” I considered a reply to mention the collective sadness over mudslides, lost airplanes, and exploding NYC buildings. Perhaps I should have backdated … Continue reading
With Great Abandon, Anticipating the Moment of Becoming Unabandoned
You’ve abandoned me. Not in the ‘left without a word’ sort of abandonment & not the sayonara auf wiedersehen walking out the back door lost in translation, sort of abandonment This abandonment has nothing to do with your intent I … Continue reading