Monthly Archives: April 2024

The death did not break us much at all. Perhaps it was that his process of dying was long and consistent. Perhaps we were not as close as we could have been. Perhaps the love we shared was light on … Continue reading →

I do not write right. My descriptions are without. My poetry lacks poesy. There is little flow, see? My thesaurus needs more choices. I’ve run out of delightful options for… good. The passive voice is used far too often; Work … Continue reading →

It is easy to realize the thing that you have now grown to love is special, is unique, has characteristics that make it loveable. Remember, though, in the first act, when you argued and found each other distasteful? When your … Continue reading →

It is the day I brought her flowers that she first told me she was secretly seeing someone. She told me who and swore me to secrecy which was kind of a nasty move, so I couldn’t disparage them to … Continue reading →

I cut my toenail too short and now I feel it or rather its absence most every moment. My ghost toenail cries to me, saying, “Hey. Hey, Berger! Lick me!” Thinking he sounds just a tad obscene, I pay as … Continue reading →

If you find yourself tired on the road and you don’t have someone to spell you or your driving companions are sleepy or animals or children or “only know how to drive automatic” or some other lame excuse, and you’re … Continue reading →

Write me a letter. Tell me a thing. Admit a secret or ask me for one or share something that others already know. I’m not picky. Yes I am. See? I’ve already shared with you. Now you can do me … Continue reading →

Is the glass half-empty/half-full? Don’t matter very much when it is actually half filled with acid!

I wash. I clean. When the Lady of the House sends me off, I scurry, but listen. “What about your husband?” He asks, his voice rough with something absent from my life for some time. “Rafe doesn’t matter,” the Lady … Continue reading →

Is it love that I’m feeling? Is it a stiff breeze? I am fifteen – it could be anything in between. I suspect it’s the latter. Your lips are so inviting, plus you’ve got great backlighting. It’s a picture that’s … Continue reading →