Monday, December 26, 2005

an hour behind


about an hour behind
schedule an appointment
made me embarrassed
to be standing still
reached for something
to keep me standing
not far from falling
like rain from sky
bricks from a tower
too close to the sky
to keep me straight narrow
path from there to now
need to harness all the energy
possible to blast these poetics
into some sort of freedom
it's available you have
to harness the energy
and concentrate the mind
relax with patience
the body will repair itself
let it breathe
an hour behind
might truly cause some confusion
down the road a bit...

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

nothing concluded 159

how many days without
a thought as to where
this might take him how many
nights until the saga complete
how many days

before he makes it up
ten stairs to type and
how many nights alone
honest connection made
hold on eternal if he can

how many days without
a thought on the direction
headed nothing concluded
as if it is nineteen ninety-six
all over again

how many days and how many thoughts
have really changed before eyes
with no tears and how many potholes
need to be filled like these poor lungs
with smoke

how many nights will this body
put up with the cough
and the strain as a serial poet
writing thinker or thinking writer
someone with a lot on the mind

nothing concluded
as if he is still twenty-one
in my mind pass me
the bottle and don't mind the smoke
can always count my friends

on one hand
leaving the other one
free to do this
nothing concluded
even if it ends someday

how many
right about now
nothing that predictable
will do there must be
something left to say

someday it could be
considered epic for now
and until the death
just my serial
nothing concluded...