whispering

you _are_ my east and my west
and my sunday rest
you are the goodness that keeps
evil at bay
which is why
even a word from you
can make the day turn to night
your displeasure, no matter how small
takes the moon away

not now, but soon

"i got a shoe
you got a shoe
all God's chiren got shoes
when we get to heaven
gonna put on our shoes
gonna walk all over God's heaven
  heaven
    heaven
e'erybody's talkin 'bout heaven and i goin der
  heaven
    heaven
gonna walk all over God's heaven"

...i miss you very much, p...

just before dawn

wake up, i love you!
echoes over the marsh grass
red-wing blackbird calls

inarticulate

i always wanted to be
  free
to express myself
  however i felt
    whenever i felt
      to whomever i felt
but that, friends and lovers,
is an option reserved for
    fools
and
    children
...
and my boss