Poem #112 I Loved My Friend

I loved my friend

Imperfectly understood

He went away from me

No one to blame for this

The odds against it are encouraging

Still I want to be happy

Until I know:  That line lies

I love my friend. 

Poem #87 Touch a Ratified Recession

Touch a ratified recession

Shot round on every side

The advantage of common benefit

Sit near the fire of uncomfortable air

Being scorch before the cold catches

In the case of sickness:

Nursing rooms of warmed dangerous

Spread in temper yesterday’s stamp

Disease but this upward draught

In both the eyes less flame burnt

Poem #80 the nicest thing someone ever said to me

each of the lines

I would always call you,

about God or the universe or

the horizon of the ocean with longer lines

and see what happens

fly around in words

on the radio to any channel

letter of the alphabet

your letters of the alphabet

the nicest thing someone ever said to me

get a life, F*** you.

Poem #78 stomach a marvel of flat landscaping

Finding a favorite recipe

There were lots of clues I never noticed.

Imaging myself responsible

stomach a marvel of flat landscaping

Heart covered by two protruding hills

Cranberry lips

a love letter to an old flame

including the line “Help me”

couldn’t print a bibliography into my eyes

as I found ten metaphors

dead eyes couldn’t find my face

In an elaborate smile

Poem #77 Honest smile

In my life, he was famous at the time

Remember trust blue besides

Daily machinations

Buried hope under work

Remember my eyes blue besides

Buried inside my mind

Remembering lies

That I could not see

An honest smile