Beyond comparison,
they rise when we fall

Uniquely divergent,
to impale and enthrall

No reference or genre,
descriptions confound

Bowie and Jagger
—alone in the crowd

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)

My reward not determined
by anyone else

Thorns as
roses named

Words carry inward
on breath I define

Acceptance
—self ordained

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)

The bike broke down,
my money gone,
Beale Street calling
—Memphis in my dreams

The diner’s empty,
last quarter found,
the jukebox playing
—Memphis in my dreams

The waitress smiles,
she’s off at six,
her place a walk
—Memphis in my dreams

The kindness of strangers,
a baby cries,
the sun’s come up
—Memphis in my dreams

(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)