* Digital photo by author. San Antonio, Texas, USA To the man with the charcoal grillheld up by three flammable, wooden legs,you’re wonderful and so are your burgers.To the slow. ass. drivers.who have no place to be and, certainly, no turn signals,you’re wonderful for slowing so many rolls.To the stray dogs,that skitter into traffic in mangy packs,you’re... Continue Reading →
Watched you today Hanging out with friends, Talking to each in turn,Attention paid One story at a time. “Oh, have you seen this one?” You ask Tothe King of Sentences And the Critic. “I’ve never heard of this one before,”You say with a pat on the jacket, A point, And a smile. Such easyconversations. “That... Continue Reading →
Listen, girl, Let’s rock a minute. Igotta tell you somethin’ important.Say someday you’re sittin’ on thisswing, Yes, this same one, Longtime from now, With a grownupman, And the lighting bugs aregoin’, Making that summer magicin the jasmine air. See, there theygo. And you lean your head on hisshoulder, You can hear his heartbeat,cain’t ya? And... Continue Reading →
Where’d you learn to bend time like that?You found the portal on instinct.Our two mouths like black holes connecting,Lips and teeth and tongue markingThe fissure where solid time turns liquid,Where night stretchesIn communion with parked cars,Where street dogs gather their feast,Where we gather our longingAnd pass it back and forth,Like the best ball game ever... Continue Reading →
