Charlie Dog

Charlie Dog Sep 2019

i've been holding my breath so long,
i've forgotten what it is to breathe.
is it painful?

when you start,
it's like breathing water.
first breath is both ecstasy and pain.

is that why newborns cry..?

Charlie Dog Sep 2019

isolating

Am I worth it?
–
I'm not so sure yet.
I just want them to be happy...
I don't have to be involved.
After all, that might be contrary.

Charlie Dog Sep 2019

breezey

i am nothing
lighter than air
slave to the breeze
null that i offer
null that i can
i am nothing
nothing can suffer
nothing i am

Charlie Dog Sep 2019

hardcandy

resting in my cheek
clinking against my teeth
round
hard, but
smooth
the sugar crust
sweet
taking away a little of the bitterness of life

Charlie Dog Sep 2019

Huh

little ball of confusion
like static it tingles
prickly to the touch
sleep in the head

Charlie Dog Jul 2019

running

an influx
drum pounding
the blood is in you
it tingles
soaring
i'm flying
my legs are free

Moving body in tangent with breath, running gives me wings.

Charlie Dog Jul 2019

To think of me

i was told to be irrelevant
so don't look at me
you
the object of my fascination
or the image will be broken