mikecccc

mikecccc Aug 2016

They said
so I did
stole the moment
while they watched
I don't think
they wanted it anyway.

,

mikecccc Aug 2016

Rarely
does it truly
come down to two roads
often there are A hundred*
though they aren't always obvious
or particularly well made.

possible hyperbole
mayhaps

mikecccc Aug 2016

meant to do that

Slow motion
the stumble
trying to grab at air
then the fall
down down down
the sound
A muffled thud
better off than a turtle
but not by much
I have the image.

mikecccc Aug 2016

Genuine apologies

won't mend broken bones
but they're better
than nothing
more often not.

something
is usually better
than nothing
even
if only by degrees

mikecccc Aug 2016

Blurred

The faces fly by
As I drive by
Their words
Don't reach me
The faces so varied
But what do they matter
Existing only in my memory .

mikecccc Aug 2016

discount sage

A young man
with a fake
long white beard
sitting to the side
giving directions
that make sense
in theory.

mikecccc Aug 2016

Too

much or few
balance is best
but hard to achieve
harder still to maintain
but worth it
I'm told