Murmurations
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Visitations
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If I get up,
Jump! Open the door, He hits the floor. Under foot. Understands. Waiting, trembling, Spring and scrambling. What's next. The front door. I can't let him loose, So I scoop up And squeeze His warm, little shoulders. Outside we step. Necks crane, Eyes scan the street. Anxious in our feet. He fixates on a house Across the road. Maybe a mouse, Maybe a toad. Stretching towards. Eyes locked. Ears loaded. Over there. Right there. Wait! Something else Alarms and strikes. Bus screeching brakes. Now, we're a tangle Grip and wrangle. Clawing towards the door. Only instincts now And I know enough To let go. Not of love. 2/25/22
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The smell of something
In the air. The silent rumble Of hope's despair. What we've done, We've done it right. Xray vision, Satellite. Ease your mind And put it where Wonders grow Without care. Your shift is over. Let's play cards. Alot can happen In forty eight hours. I tried to warn you, But no one heeds The old and ugly Simple deeds. Waves of sound And twinkle light. I wish I may. I think you might Find peace of mind In honor bright. Think of what Was meant to last. The future was better In the past. Flash of light, Brighter still Upon the exit's Window sill. 4/20/20 ZONE S1E14 It's all just ashes.
Fluttering down. Watch your house burn As it falls to the ground. You set it on fire Every time you look around. Pick and pull through, What's left that you knew. Room by room, moving Your gaze intensifies. It catches the bed skirt Or curtains your eyes. Up it goes, popping From the heat of your arc. Hissing and crackling, Calling your mark. The crease of your collar Glows red from the fire. Curling ashes light down While the smoke rises higher. A red ember singes The back of your hair. The smell of deception Gristles the air. It's hard to breath knowing Over here, over there. But you cough and keep going All you can bare. Burn down and take in The past imperfections. You lose and you win These glowing reflections. ____________________ Sometimes a conversation You try to recapture. Retracing your steps Is all you are after. Should have been said. The stuttering sighs Defensive instead. Forget to ask whys. A lip folding under. A gaze growing colder. The waving of hands. The angle of shoulders. Two magnets flipping. Pulling and pushing. Repel and attract. Give up and take back. Fighting a force. Stirring emotion. Get back on the horse. Dive into the ocean. Use it all up. Leave none for later. Of course you'll be back Picking through the incinerator 4/23/2002 Will you?
Won't you? Wish you Hope to Dream of dancing. Stay behind. Feign romancing Pantomime. Renew the covenant That likens reason To rising above Emotional treason. Fall in line. Fall into form. Find the time. Swing into the swarm. Rescue the pageant. Wear something fine. Antiquated gadgets And shoes divine. I'm wearing mine. They need a shine. An old reflection of Unanswered questions. Comfort in knowing Where I'm going And have the means. At least look clean. 5/3/22 Once upon a time,
At the local Five and Dime, There lived a dreamy town. Their hopes up on the mound. A pennant was at stake. A rattling for the rake. To win at any cost. When all is love, then all is lost. Hollow chamber echoes not, While the bottom can't be bought. Any savior comes along Who brings the righteous, can't be wrong. Shake the hand that grips the truth. Painful choices from your youth. Never a quitter, always the game. Another uniform, still the same. Expectations and rules to bend. Empty promises never end. Trade one team for yet another. To belong to what I wonder. To that which gives a sense of purpose. At least it looks good on the surface. Learn to give your best team efforts. Sunny skies and sailing zephyrs. Just wait till everyone heads for home, Sounds of cheering ghosts that roam. He brought us shiny, sharpened joy And fixed the dreams of every boy. ZONE S1E35 On the menu.
Off the map. You can have What have you. Table scrap. Drop the compass. Raise the flag. Time's all ready In the bag. Boil memory. Fever quake. Coil every Needle rake. Dig the table. Water find. Cut the cable. Fish won't mind. Settle into Rumbling earth. Take it with you. What it's worth. Ever wander. What you'll find. Close your eyes. Open blinds. In the shade Of a fanning tree, My conscience came To rest with me. 4/7/22 Through thick and skinny, thin,
We peel our flaky skin. Take it on the chinny chin With a pretty, chitty Cheshire grin. Frozen smiles lie in our wake. Shimmy, shake the shake and bake. All for goodness savor's sake. Give a little on the take. Hear Ye, Here Ye crowd around The time honored clever clown, Throwing up and falling down, Rosy painted frazzle frown. It's not like we don't do the same In this rubbing elbow game. Greasy hall of fleeting fame. It's right there in the dropping name. No doubt it hurts to be not you. We'll always pay to see what's new. Clean your cage and sweep the flue. Encase your rage in fair market view. What's left really makes no subtle difference. Just a bloody blister inference. Bars on both sides of day and night. The truth doth hide in plaintive sight. 3/7/21 ZONE S1E25 In your head.
On the edge. Out the window. On the ledge. Need a push Or a wedge. Red rose bush, Brown nutsedge. Today a wish, Tomorrow's dream. Kettle of fish In rippling stream. Wish I may, Wish I might Keep you from My thoughts tonight. With yourself, Always true. But with me, Not a clue. Not sure what To do with you. Voices many. Thoughts are few. Flip a coin. Take a chance. Heads, I tumble. Tails, we dance. 1/18/25 ZONE S2E16 The wolf across the lawn
Plodding North to South. Turns to stare and yawn, Foamy tendrils from his mouth. The onyx of his eyes, So watery and black. What do they realize When they see me looking back? From doorway safe and warm, A longing face forlorn. Coat of grey, mane of coal Pulled high over a lonely soul. Sunken flanks and striding slow, The road must have been hard. His snout then turns towards hills to go Away, out from my yard. I've never dreamt a lonesome wolf, Much less know what it means. Perhaps a sign of wansome growth Or travels that are lean. Heading towards the vast unknown, With purpose sure and clear, Acknowledging the time to go. A hunter's moon next year. 4/5/22 Play the chords
That make him sing. For chance has taken On the wing. Chirpy birdy Chitter chat. Keeping secrets Beneath your hat. If you can stand it, So can I. To hear your silence, I defy. From your cage, The world's a stage And silence stings Your wedding ring. You knew it proved To be too hard, While grass grews green Outside the yard. To cut it seems To be a shame. But lawns still hiss With Summer rain. Was it worth it? Did you win? Your song now takes it On the chin. 4/6/25 ZONE S2E25 Basement radio.
Cigarette. Do you have to go? We just met. Everyone else has Moved along. Changing channels. Wave of wand. From the static I hear a song. Into the ether My heart belongs. I alone. Alone am I. I sit and watch As tears go by. All that matters, In reply. Take me with you By and by. Pining echo, Stinging scratch. Learn to let go, Release and catch. Bells on bicycles, Pleated skirts, Glinting icicles, Jukebox words. Had our chances, Now they've gone. Fading chorus Sing along. Again, again... Remember when Out in front, Before the end. The string is pulling. The rope is taut. The chain that's dragging I'd rather not. 1/27/25 ZONE S2E20 I and Isis
Act a crisis. Call for back up. Party pack up. Follow Spring, Where you're the king. Drink and pleasure, Good time treasure. Skip and prancing. Spin and dancing. All goes well, So what the hell? Mommy dearest, Bring your nearest Wiping nappy. Keep him happy. Loves her baby, So, but maybe, Perhaps he can Quit Peter Pan. Costume's getting snug. Pointy slippers catch the rug. Clearly someone needs a hug. Binky, blankie wonder drug. While in the shiny compact mirror, Nothing's getting any clearer. Clever maybe, funny too. Threesies, foursies, boopee boo. Fun and frolic days go by. Hyper tonic age defy. What can a loving mother do While he's on the run, 'cept tie his shoe? 8/9/20 Two bit
Tackle kit. Honor why, What, where. How's it feel Over there? Orange, rough, Bony, tough. Under average. Over age. Dirty cabbage. Shake the cage. Off the stage, Into the crowd. No one hears you Gasp out loud. Feeding frenzy. Fish ball bait. Boots and stomp. Storm down the gate. Pick a winner. Pickerel dinner. Silver flashes, Glinting passes, Roiling masses See an enemy. Boiling gases, Pop in front of me. Moving faster. Churning heat. Effervescent In defeat. See you later Down the street. Seven fifty, All you can eat. 4/25/22 |
