sunlight in the graveyard carries your left lung away in an orange watering can sandals crunching on the gravel   you never wanted to see another beautiful day   but the earth won’t stop for wounded bodies   especially yours   especially you in dawn blood light   this isn’t

As we sit poolside, warm Sun on our toes Mama feeling her Fentanyl patch  I’m blessed for another day    Thank you I spoke Your dying has  Taught me everything

I walked into a shadow. I found my mother there. Age is no longer a factor. Though memory leaves a feeling of 98.5 years. But what do shadows, dreams, and what fairies in the dust have in common? She’s no longer suffering from macular degeneration. I can still see her

I conceal my craft beneath the shell of an armadillo, snug in its embrace, nestled near its warmth, as insects buzz under the midday sun, where stories collide with struggles, and words fester like unresolved thoughts, distant from the critics’ needle pen hearts. Their relentless demands, cold cash, and hollow

Does the night soar beneath your breath?  Do you yawn to the sun?   It has departed on its pilgrimage to bear witness To the Gods of whom we boast.    Do you bruise your knees swollen and mauve and  Clasp your exploited hands ‘till dawn?   Do you dream of Him

Picked up a DJOn her way to the partyFiguring he’d do wellFor dinner and dessert.Recited the necessary opinionsTo maintain each other’s favor,Stopping for protectionAt the closest corner store.No Wi-Fi requiredTo hook up to the servers,Using minimal dataAnd AI search results.Well, it was pretty damn good for 7-Eleven,Not a bad boost