my body is the harp of an angel
under a light blanket of dreams

sometimes a song can come out of nowhere and rip you in two
a song she sang for you
only you
prepared, practiced, performed
for you
once

good lord why does it hurt so much

I’m alone on this plain of earnest sentiment
it’s exhausting for most
cozy in front of their screens
their half lived lives
entertained by stories
I live my story in dream time
on the streets and in my head
I search for real magicians
matches to light hidden flames
antigravity warriors slipping between dimensions
my flame is not on this channel
it’s not bundled
it doesn’t float
put in another quarter
you’re so close to an extra life
it doesn’t matter if you miss the bus
it’s almost over
let’s watch my show next
everything will be ok
do you have a light?

I just stare at the screen
the screen itself
—not any of the contents on it—
just the screen
an object of fantasy and lust
which is quite a modern fetish

hazy thoughts
sleepy limbs
groaning bones
groaning alone
your face
in my mind
saying sleep
stay
snuggle

there was love
as it were
as much as was available
which sometimes wasn’t much
but a man in a desert can rejoice over a teaspoon of water

good morning my spell binding art
your elegance has captured me
you are a puzzle of forests
a clock from a dimension of colors
a sculpture of melodies and feathers
I admire you from every angle with decadent longing
I shall disintegrate into a dust of ecstasies
and linger in the air around you
breath me in so that we can become one
the treasure and the light
the lover and the love
the pulse and the reason
for existence

the fox visited two hen houses
one of the chickens lost her head
ran off
and never came back

I want
to care
but the question is unfair
from one has never
touched my hair
or left his lair
or returned, in person
my loving stare

you’re right, though
I don’t plan on going anywhere now
he’s gone from my dreams
and you’re a faceless monster
I’ll stick it out with the carpenter
as long as I can

you could fix it
so easily
that’s what makes you suspicious
you don’t

what’s your game mate?
what are you playing for?

the plane is flying
no babies are crying
but the guys behind me are talking about guns
fortunately my ear buds are working
because this tin can is jerking
and the guy next to me doesn’t appreciate puns

your face still keeps me company
slipping from shadowy corners of my mind
I’m still holding your hand
in a treasured memory
I stopped pretending you would come
my heart hurts all the time
I guess I’ll get up and have breakfast

I feel really good about this thing
my self
I’m going to run it all over town
with sparkly flashing gear
and cool kicks

I am attacked this morning
by the emptiness of arms
the mind is unkind
I shield myself with a pushy dog

my memory is like DNA
there’s some really important stuff in there
the rest of it is just junk

when I’m done being mean
I will go away
don’t worry
I have a lot of mean left
(but I do have a short attention span)

my phone keeps suggesting I go places
I don’t want to go
no phone, I say
we’re not doing that anymore
delete delete delete
why don’t you find a nice **** site

I don’t want to swipe right
I don’t want to meet someone new
I only want you

two squirrels tumbled titanically down a fence
they caused quite a ruckus
completely graceless and profane
they looked at each other
with a brief, flashing daze
and scampered off
as only lovers
witnessing follies
can do

Liam Neeson was a great tree
he made me cry prodigiously

on my home planet
for every shadow
if I had a penny—
I’d have many

if the wind this morning is taking requests
it will deliver to you my gentle caress

I will be available for eternity
next month

I thought you were going to slay some dragons
...when?
when were you going to do that?
I saved some for you
like you asked

don’t worry guy
I’m not writing to you
I’m writing to him
the person you’ll never be
so you…
you’re free

I’m not sure who wrote that last poem
but she seemed nice

a kitty is thinking sweet poetry thoughts
purring in the sun
on a bed of warmly blooming heather

every moment is now
on my lips

I love my new watch
love love love it
“Let’s get moving!” it says
yes, I think, yes watch,
let’s!

I gobble them up
the words
like a woman starving

no te preocupes
ne t’inquiete pas
ne volnuysya
nie martw sie

preoccupazione

noli commoveris
bié dānxīn
min anisycheite
keine angst

whenever I am encountering a tired sigh
I just take a long gentle nap
and wake up refreshed in the lovely day
full of colorful cozy question marks
and yummy snacks

my neighbors are
Big Fans
of military history
and every so often
when we’re hanging out
and they’ve had a few beers
I find myself thrown into
a unique kind of
Friendly Fire

I am a cattail
swaying in the wake of a lazy fish

I can’t keep my mouth shut, he said
same, dude, same

if you’re sad
sing a song
a song that feels really good to sing
sing it loud
don’t hurt yourself now
but really sing it out
do it as many times as you need
for me that’s at least 3 times
but usually I keep going to 6 or 7
then
well then you have to go with it
maybe sing other songs
maybe some jumping around
maybe fold the laundry
it could lead anywhere

I want you back
and front
and side to side

he asked one time
when are we going to learn to live together?
well, we haven’t tried yet
but in a few important ways
I think we have

he is the only muse that ever existed
in all the world

you don’t know it
but you’re writing about him right now

pretty present wrapped in bows
tingles of excitement down through my toes
it’s my birthday soon

my dog sniffs me frantically
where have you been?
is there food that I missed?
there are smells I do not recognize
were there other dogs?
I do not smell other dogs
does this mean anything for me?
I do not think this means anything for me
but I must go outside Now
and *** everywhere
let me out
Now

he’s beautiful
every time I see a new picture
I want to live in it forever
I want to leap off the cliff
and glide into the valley
surrender to ocean current
let it carry me to uncertain sea
step off the platform
and be hit by the train

I just want that rush
injected straight into my heart
wake suddenly from the lonely dream
panting and gasping and grasping

and he is there
eyes, arms, flesh, blood, love, love, love

I am happy.

Thank you for your participation
in the Happy Evolution Human Experiment.

I am a flower in the rain
drooping with fat drops rolling off my petals
I know the water will make me bigger
stronger
but for now
I keep my head down and weather the storm
wait for the sun
wait for the sun
wait for the sun

stop freaking out
nothing is changed except everything
which is no big deal
also, I still love you and you should come
bravely
for a visit

remember that morning?
I was wearing pajamas, an old sweatshirt
mismatched hat
I hadn’t brushed my hair
when I saw you
I threw my arms around you gleefully

that’s really all you ever needed to know
about me

I’m barely even halfway to 7,000
so I’ve got a ways to go
before I’m through
with you

barkety barkety!
get off my property!

(repeat)

I am becoming more alone
the boundary of myself
regaining definition
its been
a long time