Our marriage vows,
Said we had to answer honestly,
With a yes or  a no
Only one question each day.
There were no restrictions.

At dawn my eternity asked me
If I had ever killed anyone.
I said yes.

I asked her if she
Wanted anyone killed.
She said yes.

We ate our breakfast silently.

It's you.
I think you said those words first,
And instantly I understood.

It's you.
Unexpectedly.

It's you.
It's us
This We, we feel,
Predates this life.
Survives this life.
It's you.
For eternity.
Forever.

It's you.

First we lie to children,
Santa's happy smile,

Then we condemn them to eternal hell,
How nice to see you Father,

Before we insist that winning is everything,
Run, baby, run.

When is kindness,
Where is compassion,
How did we get stuck here,
Why do we hate,
Who is going to change things,

Do something. Anything.
I say to my mirror.
Before I sit down exhausted,

Sleep makes me tired.

I want to live lavish, forest hill, xbox live.
I want to feel woozy on valentines day and
Logy when I'm in love, a rainbow smile.

I cannot get shiven again, lost and unforgiven,
Beeg kwish and hold my hand,
Tell me things will be ok.
They will. I know they will.

We cannot give up.
We cannot.
It is not the ridiculous, righteous end,
It is the naked dawn.
The beginning.

We are at the edge of a brilliant frost,
A moment of clarity and resurgence.
Be still and listen.

Things are getting better.
Our minds will clear.

Talk out-loud to that person in the mirror.
Tell them courage befriends determination.
We will learn to love again.

A child's lost mitten wrinkled on the ground.
It's winter. A sure sign.

Karla said we should get lost.

Let's go off-trail, she said,
To some distant part of this city,
And we will walk until we wander.

I'd been drinking since dawn,
Not a usual thing,
And yet somehow today
A beer for breakfast,
Seemed like the right thing to do.

Come on, she said,
And pulled me by the arm.
We will edge away from all your demons,
And find a secret place to make out.

Then after, you can buy me a dollar cup of joe,
Karla continued.

We'll chew with our mouths wide open,
Trample down a half dozen donuts each
Then tease-feed the pigeons with samples and dessert.

What if it rains, I asked as I did up my old Nikes.

Then we get wet Karla said and kissed me.