some say some pets
and their people resemble
appearance-wise, but no!
my Birdie gurl
is too beautiful, too sweet
living in the white space
some say some pets
and their people resemble
appearance-wise, but no!
my Birdie gurl
is too beautiful, too sweet
Wearing a t-shirt and shorts. Sitting on a (wood) step, bare feet on hot concrete, sun on my face, wind a bit chilly, drinking a mildly cool coke from a green glass bottle. It was maybe ‘77 or ‘78. I was 7 or 8 at my grandparents house. The world was simple. I still do this. My drink may be different, the scenery different. But the sun…always there for me.
I
If a thing didn’t bother me before I knew it,
why should it bother me now I know it?
II
in limbo sweetly
she presses painfully
into me as she sleeps
III
yerp
the things I have thought
brought of importance are not
what I’m taking home