And now that I
have and always knew
to do I rest
in my own comfort
it was arduous this
journey adventure campaign or
whatever other euphemism one
wants to assign to
getting ones shit together
but now and after
having spent years trying
I have finally found
that which ran from
me being me myself
Category: Friendship
Herb
I wanted my spice
having for far too
long considered myself bland
easy to chew easier
to digest and low
on almost everything else
but I wasn’t bland
I was an herb
a compliment a tickle
a delicate addition to
almost everything where I
was added a subtlety
and yes even sometimes
an afterthought but coming
after and to the
rescue is the one
thing most people remember
and even more cherish
and keep as secret
HimHimMyHim
I can see him
here there and everywhere
that I’ve ever been
but when I approach
he quietly slips away
my someone into a
sea of someone else’s
leaving me to search
excuse me sir I’m
sorry sir didn’t mean
to disturb you sir
I’ve never found that
twinkle of surprised recognition
not once never ever
and now I’ve stopped
recognizing the one face
in almost every crowd
content in the knowledge
that when not if
he will see me
Frame
The apps have
pics of people
men and women
and that’s it
just pics and
pics and more
pics of strangers
no more important
than those found
in frames ready
for purchase in
most novelty stores
one rarely buys
the frame for
the pic one
buys the frame
for the pic
you put inside
we’re all frames
framing those pics
dear to us
and the strangers
first to go
Course
It takes effort
to turn even
the smallest boat
imagine yourself as
that a boat
gliding gently through
sometimes calm waters
sometimes greater swells
it takes time
to change course
but more importantly
it takes discipline
if you want
change in life
do one of
two simple things
remove the oars
and simply drift
you’ll get somewhere
not by choice
but by chance
or dig deeper
and shoulder down
taking your aim
at exactly where
and then the
when will come
be your own
discipline of course
