February 17, 2009

#23 first time away from home

age 5
alone
a walk
down dirt road
around corner

30 minutes later
mum
upset
wet eyes

February 16, 2009

#22 wet smelly pants

i've got it
but i don't

i only watch
crack of the bat,
sailing overhead,
splatting in the septic ditch

the younger brother
i wade
retrieve
return

#21 on the trail

run run
red jogging pants
confident ponytail
smile and nod again
maybe some day
a word
a verbal exchange

February 12, 2009

#20 I for an I

it's crossed t's
and dotted i's
that make the whole world go blind
document-document-document
get it on paper
proof-proof-proof
don't say anything
especially sorry

#19 dear mean people

why

February 7, 2009

#18 old-fashion love

5:30
car crunches along gravel driveway
clockwork

two-hour supper prep
crescendo
oven-fridge-microwave-cupboard
all to table
pre-set by little hands

door opens
exhausted grey lunchbox
and this morning's teacup

then smiles
simultaneous
how was your day?

February 6, 2009

#17 all i need to know...

quiet in the hall
stop chatting
and get to work
hands off
no talking
single file
indoor voices

February 5, 2009

#16 mixed...

music
company
tape
nuts
messages
greens
signals

feelings
mind

up

February 4, 2009

#15 oops

tip back the red dot in my glass
head to the Men's room
locate inversion
of adjacent W
dangerous similarity

i stroll out
say my goodbyes
don my coat
and enter mild february air

4 blocks later
halfway home
it hits me...
my unpaid wine

February 3, 2009

#14 "...but..."

"...but..."

equals
ignore before,
what i mean is...

sweet lies
sugarcoat truth

Carnegie says
try "and"

and
i say
that's a start...




February 1, 2009

#13 "Honestly..."

"Honestly..."

you lost me.
i assumed you were
until you said the word

whatever follows
must pass suspicion-sieve

i pretend to be open
but

even if your words are 'true'
i smell deception by intent
dishonesty

#12 on technology

a baby
born yesterday

growing
faster larger
smaller

first-picture first-feeding
floppy-disk load$,8
first smiles sounds steps
icq msn facebook

no known relatives
no prototypes or role models
no limits