leap away

leap anyway
the net below
made of nettles and thorns
you are still caught
and alive
but cut and bleeding
and have to take time to
lick your wounds before
running on to the next jump
this time you'll make it across

Hate not having time to do things well, but sometimes you have to go with what you have (I hear). This is rather uncomfortable for me.

por la tormenta

por la tormenta
todo esta cerrado
por la tormenta
mi amiga esta esperando
por la tormenta
estoy buscando
por una via
por la tormenta

Viajé a Guatemala unos dias después del volcán, la tormenta, y el hueco grande en Guate. Tuve que viajar a El Salvador primero. El viaje era buenísmo en total. Espero que volveré pronto.

a place

Corona, envelope my book
Clouds, brushstroke the sky
Bird, float through the blue
Wind, wash the heat on my skin
the space
Carved for me
I accept

I had a day on Monday where I ended up on my roof, eating strawberries and watching the sky. Lovely.

breaking

tension climbs the apex
beyond this point
there is more damage than
intended than
necessary
force of power waters eyes
powered and powerless with sadness and rage
where there can be no more
here
bone breaks
distributes pressure, climax through cells
drama and passion stopped
in regret

There is a beauty in how a bone breaks when it can no longer take the pressure put upon it. It is most obvious in skull fractures that spread out like star-bursts, but all bones break for the same reason: a compromise to save as much as possible. Anyway, I was thinking about my forensic anthropology class while walking around today.

ode to bagel

round and lovely and just for me
a little bit of everything
a little creamy joy
oozing from the middle
through the gap
dripping dripping
into my mouth

I love bagels.

crackberry

crackberry crackberry
one two three
crackberry crackberry
buzz for me
crackberry crackberry
run my life
crackberry crackberry
the rhyme is strife

Yep, totally lost it for that last line.

better bitter quartameter

with bitterflies up in the sky
and flowers wilting right near by
it's time to find a better way
to sit alone and pass the day

I accidentally typed bitterflies instead of butterflies, so I went with it.

oops

oops
forgot again
the coffee
commuter train
with conferences
at the end
make forgetting
the thing to do

Sorry this is late!

meta

bad
poetry
belongs
on
blogs
and
bathroom
walls

Meta. :D

lunch!

oh lunch time
you skinny bitch, you
60 times 60 to get
my other work done
never enough

Oops. I'm late. Sorry.

move

moves are done
bruises spotting skin
unpacking ... almost
oh and laundry waits

Yay completed move.

moving

one more day living in this place
living alone
then a move move mooove
east
running to the ocean
a start to a great leap across
into other worlds

Happy Weekend! Wish me happy moving!

unending asking

question:
why can't you just ...
as if attraction
could be controlled
into a simple
selection of the "right"
path
the one that makes
them more comfortable
explain with kindness
frustration and anger
fester
not the person
but the system
denies legitimacy
laughs at attempts
to stand on equal footing
those fitting the
correct mold

Wanting the world to catch up. Realizing I need to take more time to think when I'm asked a question. It is not necessarily my job to explain or explain right away.

forget to forget

lost in the move
sleep in the past
running for a goal
unable to turn
tense and focused
look wide
look long
open
forget to forget

I'm ahead so far with the packing/moving!

today, though, look away

blue windows before the rain
falls to meet them
smudges block the lightning's flashes of inspiration
thunder's oration
sitting bare, open, and kind
piles of life gather and grow
requiring action
today, though, look away

Happy Monday before I move, y'all.

clues

start the contest at the top of the hour
placed bets frozen, waiting
every eye upon the stage
lady, you can do it
lady, you can win
almost there
taste the victory
right out of, of reach
it wants you, needs you, calls you
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Happy 2nd Monthly Big Gay Spelling Bee! My spelling name is in the piece. Do you know what it is?

wet summer night

collards on the kettle
see the boil
tripping bubbles heat the hottest air
a/c desired
a/c denied
cold lives on the bus the subway the office

ready

she looks with longing
eyes beyond the window pulsing
the beat of rain
osmotic air over a shoulder
beads of water growing growing leaving cooling
quick lightening light sends her back to bed

waiting

I got all of my cooking done. I made 5 things and only one was... not good. I'll call it success.

everybody's got one

my opinions do matter
what they say
only so far though
questions 7 & 8 are not for me
maybe not for you
for them
over there
the square pegs in square holes
straight & narrow
and loaded

I'm really hoping to catch up on sleep soon. Perhaps I should start scheduling that as well.

the weak ends

the weak ends
thin draws on
comments unwanted
advice unheeded
threats looming
change to come
cannot occur
without the consent
of the changelings

Have a great weekend!

hahaha

can i have 2 or 3 more hours in the day?
kthxbai
can i be challenged and stimulated at my job?
lol
can i have passion and surprises and excitement?
omg
can i step away from this computer?
nsfw

I was going to write about something based on tonight's Punk Rope class. Maybe tomorrow...