i was raised by big picture minds
vague outline minds that formed mine
inspect the brush strokes if you dare
dare to dream of what you may find there
perhaps in the right space and time
might i dare to read in between the lines
and enjoy the day to day today
the subtle joys of work and play
reject the air of late success;
to forge my own brand of happiness
Jul 24, 2023
Jul 24, 2023 at 9:44 PM UTC
in the sky behind my little blue house,
tonight,
i see the brightest moon i have ever seen
and its light illuminates the peeling paint
and the broken window
and the mud
and i used to see blemishes, defects
new lines on the to-do list
and now i see home, home with you
the way we like it—
full of love and food and games—
wipe the mud off your shoes when you enter
and stay a while
May 17, 2023
May 17, 2023 at 7:49 AM UTC
if ever i did love you
or even so much as laugh with you,
share a meal, or a moment in time,
i will hold space for you in my heart forever
i will hear that number on the radio and
visions will pass through my brain
interpolating into the melodies
capsules in time
and if you call i will surely answer
—be it twenty years after we part—
i will ask you about that time and
we will laugh again,
you will remind me of what i used to know
i will think of you, fondly,
always
Mar 22, 2023
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:34 PM UTC