I think that
Everything seen in
A mirror dislikes
It’s own reflection
But when one
Sees two things
Not being one
Of those one
Sees far more
Of that one
Than that one
Will ever ever
See of itself
Month: February 2022
OhThatKiss (for Jackson)
Once in forever
Something is struck
Breeze on chime
Hammer on anvil
Pressure on coal
Asteroid on planet
And something happens
That’s so cataclysmic
That’s so defining
That it changes
Absolutely everything else
That’s what I
Felt when you
Shared your story
About that kiss
Oh that kiss
That one kiss
That kiss that
Did redefine everything
ThatLastNight
And on my
Own quiet reflection
In the backyard
Of my life
I hear winds
Of my past
Blowing through willows
All my expectations
Moving but never
Staying for long
But there in
The dark thickets
Appear flashing bouncing
Lights that dance
Quietly far off
Slowly I approach
They encircle me
Making me glow
Into the thicket
I eventually go
And disappear there
Becoming a firefly
Light of love
Lies
A lie represents
One’s own insecurity
It is armor
Made of foil
Meant to distance
Not to defend
Lies are ghouls
That darkly haunt
That creep consume
And draw down
Even the living
Lies do nothing
For anyone else
Lies do everything
For the liar
There are no
White lies or
Gray lies or
Even black lies
Lies are lies
Lies bring doom
To both those
That give them
And those that
Unfortunately believe them
AfterAlone
Sitting here alone
Staring into what’s
Left of a
Martini thinking recalling
Moving the olive
Around the rim
Unaware of the
Sounds around me
Hearing only your
Voice your words
Please don’t go
Sitting here wondering
Why did you
Wait to say
That until I
Was already gone
Now I understand
Why the leaves
Of Autumn miss
The summers sun
Left with only
One thing to
Do they go
And be anything
Else besides this
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 