from the first
breath of my day to
the last one
you’re the one
the beginning and the end
of my existence
In response to Saturday Mix – Opposing Forces, 16 September 2017
Accident?
after the
accident, unease
grew like a
mold in the
corners of his mind, did he
have an alibi
In response to First Line Friday – August 16th 2017
My life up in smoke
bag on grass
play with band of friends
with bare feet
on beach stones
push each other in water
laughing all the while
why did I
grow up, reflect on
the answer
the phone rings
my agent is back on line
I light up a smoke
In response to The Sunday Whirl’s Wordle 312
All that glitters
no malice
invitation is
all I see
on her face
the intent remains hidden
in her dazzling smile
Daily Prompt – Hidden
Urbanization
below the
city’s cobblestones
it shifted,
restless and
hungry for rays of sunlight
garden, now a street
In response to First Line Friday – July 21st 2017
The flight
the plane climbs
four engines roaring
vague sadness
engulfs him
needs a strong nepenthe to
overcome the pangs
boardroom scenes
reappear ‘fore him
in offhand
way he’s told
“abdicate or perish”, did
he make the right choice
In response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Wordle #164
Unmasked…
the mask drops
on her face I see
scorn; hits me
brutally
she felt the need to humor
when she wants to flee
saved by skin
of teeth, the storm had
been brewing
her digs were
getting frequent – cream I used
the poet I was
In response to The Sunday Whirl’s Wordle 308
Your ambitions, my dreams
you do not
have to alter your
ambitions
in the least
I will tailor my dreams to
our reality
Daily Prompt – Tailor
New age love
a stolen
glance in the subway,
letter on
a perfumed
paper, call from public phone
all gone with the wind
SoCS Prompt – Book Title
