Declarations
Are supported
By nothing
But the vocal patterns
Of solidarity's
Sole believers.

I'm in love and
I know I am
Because I smile
Every time I shower.

Perceptions are similar
To that of the gnat:
Buzzing;
Incessant;
And somewhat believable.

Love asked me the time,
And I told them -
What's it matter?

We see one another's
Eyes
Yet,
When we glance or
Flick
A stare toward ourselves,
We are faced
Affronted
Cornered into facing
Not just our physical

But our everything.

I worry about dinner,
Then dessert.
Yogurt instead of ice cream?
I'm a hunter gatherer
Hoarding anxiety, self-loathing, and shame
Then I remember all of the Earth's
Continents will be under water
2040.

I buy Rocky Road - extra rock, extra road.

A reflection is not worth
A thousand words,
But an infinite mirror
Of accomplishments,
Regrets,
Successes, and
Failures.

The mirror is a mirror
As well as a beginning
Of facing
Whatever the hell you are now
And whatever the hell
You maybe want to be, if better.

I like to make sure
She's breathing.
I put my open palm on her navel,
Or her lower back; feel the breath.

Sometimes I wonder, I fear,
What I would do, would be, turn into,
If there was no rise or
Fall.

Deconstruction
Is a means
To rebirth.

Tactics of repression.

Maneuvers
Of

Being human

In

An inhumane world.