love is a ladder
do not be afraid //
to reach the top
no stars
no moon
dog howls brightly
into the empty night
life
ever so rarely
draws the picture
in my head
oh so very still -
the horse grants the snowflake
home on its back
hot summer rain -
spices the fish
deepens the soup
autumn night;
falling leaf floats
refusing to be grounded
// snow has melted
now the field belongs
to the ambitious green
you and i
across the table -
autumn deepens
dive!
into the depths
- blue iris
where did it go?
only a puddle now
by winter's haste
mountains vast
yet the river
keeps carving
nudge of stamen
smear of pollen -
bee's affairs
layers thicken
world in white
// winter solitude
empty lot //
street lamp flickers
on and off
eyes flutter
fingers jolt
- spring cometh!
wiser with heartache
stronger by pain -
gold lacquer
steel fences
cannot hold back
- growing vines
the idea //
that strong woman
must humble themselves
to comfort weak men
// must die
losing sleep
over someone
who sleeps peacefully
no trespassing!
yet the vines
keep growing
she didn't want to
no
she said sorry
what hurt me most
was that she felt
the need to apologize
as if she was
obligated to
share herself with me.
all the same
tree sways
in daylight or rainfall
then there was the one i met.
whose face and voice i cannot forget.
//
or perhaps
she's just something
i use
to keep reality
at a distance
fork strikes the glass
to bring me back
from wherever I've gone.
take two a day //
self-medicating with
likes and emojis
abuse
and
mistreatment
so
anything opposite
frightens you
anticipating lies
even truth appears
unbelievable
beauty no greater
than a woman
willing to fight
despite the chaos
that surrounds her.
I missed it -
you were my moment
and I missed you
she isn't there -
etched in stone marking
where memories are kept
listening ears;
clever to speak
in silence
i saw you today
crossed paths
no words
you smiled
but i felt it!
behind me
the tears
down your cheek.
I reached her hand -
she snatched it away
to wipe her tears.
silence
between words
- chrysanthemum white
spring nap //
oh! has autumn
already cometh
don't swat!
a fly begs
rubbing his hands
soaring -
hawk opens a door
into the sky
midnight rain
fills the cracks
with the stars
on the balcony
she was there
still
doing nothing
with chatters of desire
gone dead
and her white scarf
lifting in the wind.
singer goes on
that all clichés are true
- hollow tunnel
he then smiled
pleasantly
genuinely
just as when he used to
when...
she looked away
no
the smile was not for her.
look up!
starlight guides
those lost
top of the hill
with stone walls
// lonely castle
she lit her cigarette
"only miserable people believe love has to be deserved."
glass in hand
staring into nothing
she tipped back
carefully
in her chair.
nothing
and everything
// Christmas sock