Lockdown seems like such a silly word
if anything we are locked in
if we so choose
yet right outside the doors is everything
your dreams, your prayers, your wishes
just to chase is the goal
when they say the journey is the real quest
they mean the journey is everything
don’t wait for permission to chase dreams
don’t wait for the governor to let up
push that door open
walk out that door
on the other side is more than the world
on the other side is everything
there is no virus at the end of the rainbow
nor is there a dance instructor to show you just the right steps
just ******* dance
like everybody is watching in a quarantine
fever dream by the fire
smoking Dominican cigars and sipping on Kentucky Bourbon
awaiting permission
to continue dreaming…..
Mar 31
Mar 31, 2026 at 3:34 PM UTC
Life like words
can seem too brief
taut, tight, cinched
love like words
can feel too short
hurried, flushed, rapid
kind like words
can feel too false
red herring, straight no chaser, paper mache
patience like words
can feel too true
authentic, original, mad ones
passion like words
can feel too real
bona fide, just -the-facts, genuine
truth like words
can feel too fiery
blazing, tempest, cauldron
words burn through me like a wildfire
tearing through a forest
racing to blaze a trail
from east to west
north to south
out of control
singeing, burning, enveloping
trees and branches
like words.
Mar 30
Mar 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTC
Standing atop an aged rock
with the skyline above me
like a crayola menagerie tapestry: stretching
as far as my human eyes
will let me see
it strikes me
if there is a God
he’s speaking to me
right now
Mar 30
Mar 30, 2026 at 8:19 PM UTC
Violet paranoia of the Colorado skyline
visions of clouds passing as if guided
by a hand unseen
the dried strokes of the brush the only evidence
Mar 30
Mar 30, 2026 at 8:16 PM UTC