miami…
palm trees know how to block
the orange, setting sun
in just the right way to make it
all simply a sedative.
humid sticky air laps at
that spongy feeling
that the grass makes
aspiring to be a trampoline.
whirring air conditioners
compensate for nothing.
lies about furniture carvings,
and precautious raisins
–to lure the peacocks–
arranged through the living room.
life jackets sizes to small
still dot their way through
the vacant garage.

But you can’t give up, you have to be strong,

You have to accept what’s thrown in your face,

You don’t always have to be number one in the race.

Often something happens and it’s to hard to bear,

Sometimes you feel that your life is going nowhere,

When everyone burdens you up with problems that are not your own,

Keep your chin up; know that you are not alone.

Nothing can ever be accomplished with out faith,

For if you believe it won’t happen, you’re digging your grave.

And if you think that everyone has forgotten your name,

remember that a million other people feel the same.

Sunshine will come after the rain,

Rainbows will gently ease away the pain,

When you’re sick of it and you’ve had enough,

Think about it, when there’s a big down, there’s an even bigger up.

The journey ahead has many obstacles to pass.

It doesn’t matter if you come in last.

But you have to remember, you know that its true,

Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.

I wrote you this letter, to tell you how I feel,

No longer loving or caring, albeit i have nerves of steel.

You “loved” me, then left me,

You made me go insane,

But now after all of this, I’m devoid of the pain.

I laugh at your anger, your pity, your hate.

Your words of passion came much to late.

I cry when your happy, I cry when you smile

I’m begging for freedom, if just for a while.

This letter is deep, my words are all pure,

I think that you hate me, but I’m not exactly sure.

Don’t whisper you’re sorry, I know its a lie.

You hurt me, confused me, and of course made me cry.

But don’t misunderstand me; I know not what I say,

In anger, in jest, I hate the games that you play.

Goodbye forever, I leave you with my words.

Forget me, forgive you, no longer will I be hurt.

Crying and laughing with out you in my life,

Farewell my darling,

This is a final good-night.

Your eyes glimmer
in the brilliant moonlight
They seem to shimmer
while in the quiet of the night

Your arms shield me
from the dangers all around
Dreams fly free
The beat of our hearts is the only sound

What we could have had
I guess we’ll never know
The thought of you makes me sad
My true feelings couldn’t show.

I thought you were different
But I guess you’re not
I assumed you were God-sent
You tied my heart up like a knot.

I hear there’s a new girl
That you two are going to last
Your charm puts her in a whirl
I quietly slip into your past.

I think of you often
of that night we had together
The time you made my heart soften
But your heart seems to change like the weather

Like the rain leaves a haze
so you will always be in my heart
I’m through going around this maze
I think I have finally done something smart.

So, goodbye my someone
I wish you’d come back
But I am accepting that you’ve gone
Slowly I’ll get back on track

the city hummed
and glittered
like a computer chip
in some unknowable machine
holding its secrets
like a poker hand.
i am lost in the wide ocean
floating like plankton.
i lay shipwrecked
on a desolate shore
littered with broken glass.
i know less than nothing.
planning my life
along the course of the lyrics
of popular songs.
i know less than nothing.
life is just sand
that slips through your hands.

take a straw
short one
choose a hand
wrong one
draw a card
low one
accept it? never
go two for three
then three for five
can’t eat, can’t sleep
got to play, life depends
on the outcome
roll the dice
spin the wheel
take the chance
bite your nails
go back to start
win, lose
it’s all the same
it’s just a game
……..it’s just a game