There is a tension Between the waking world And the sleeping state At 5 am I awoke to the sound of a Bang! My dream was interrupted-- It...

Walking in a cool forest Safe from the heat of the day, the buzz of cicadas, the soundtrack of the woods, Scattered beams of light thru...

I've synthesized the universe Into a sedentary brew A distillation process I always had, but never knew Articulated language Specific per...

To point a sloven soul on the existential path Beset on all sides By invisible barriers, A middle life quandary, To fit the round body...

The nature of the heart is to attach and if attached, then it can love, And if it loves, then it could break, and if it breaks, It could...

(On the Occasion of my Uncle Bill's bench dedication) This day is all we have to live our lives And we live it thru honor, To love the...

Who casts the light upon these trees thru which they stand and shine? The air, I feel but cannot see the blue, above that we agree is...

Follow in my life path I think I'd like that Thoughts racing thru my head I think I should write that, Identifying the way you feel Won't...

Let's keep it above board don't always have to think deep don't have to search for every reason except why i lose sleep. Let's keep it...

There is a nothingness Inside One that feeds on nothing, Needs nothing. One that begs no begging Relies on no one but myself. And if this...

I walk on frittered grass Beneath A cast iron sky Only one jacket worn-- a fool's plan, But this far out from the door, I'll labor on....

Twas the eve upon Christmas And the night was near snow We packed in the warm car To my Aunt and Uncle's house we go Driving along...

The night before A trip to St. Louis, The dishes done The clothes packed The zippers drawn The little bottles got A tiny band around 5...

Long day End of a long week Went for a drive To bide me some time And buy me some things. Purchased the lot And turned to go home And...

No longer autumn in Atlanta It's December in Decatur A rainy, cold front Swept the land I wish I'd heard this second hand I'll never...

Facing this day I leave my heart open, Like a door ajar, In spite of this day The sun, my skin, and all it scorches I leave my heart...

You can't top the West coast The perfect places-- Los Angeles and San Diego I'll let them be, there. I've got a good view North of...

Those who love us Must one day leave us, And to those who we love We must one day leave. Memories-- Tiny scenes that extend as wide as...

Of all the talk Politics and movement This one rose And that one fell This group's cursed While that group's lineage endures All that...

I walk to my balcony The edge of the parking garage Outside my door Of the apartment building, I own the space, On borrowed time, I get...

I hide in plain sight The merge of the skyline Moon and shaking trees To my eyeline Stopped in mid-step The from work to car to home...

I am thinking with my soul I was thinking with my head How could I explain to others How I got to where I'm at, I was spinning round in...

A beckoned solitude--rejoice The neighbors are in full voice I hoist the window up a touch To join the seasoned air The whistling,...

I saw an old friend I said how've you been? He chose the awkward path and actually told me: He said I'm suffering man, I've really been...