Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Second Wind


In the dream, I asked him, "Pa, how do I become strong like you?"

Upon waking up, I realized it was one of the most honest things I've said in the past few years.


Sunday, July 30, 2017

Saudade

The tragedies of our existence reinforce the poignant and wistful beauty of fleeting moments.

 Farewells and endearments left unsaid.
The lingering memory of those long gone.
The aching remorse of regrets.
The fading loveliness of the dying.

This is the yoke of the living.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Locker Room Lock Your Room



And I hate the guy using locker 51
because I want to have him
                           to be him

and I could never have him
                          or be him

I am stuck with me
wretched and wrecked


and lonely