love November 30, 2007

we are refined smooth around the edges with fewer expectations and a clarity that both comforts and disappoints we look at the painted faces in the photo limbs clumsy inlove broken promises wet on our lips cheeks flushed; drunk off the sweetness of our youth we look at the reflection eyes that use to seek [...]

canvas November 28, 2007

stained erased redrawn rubbed out each time the canvas waits for him to tell her what it is he wants to see brand her with his rubber stamp validate her arrogance increase her net worth over her misguided sisters and their delusional faith in the System she anticipates the approval of his touch the satisfaction [...]

So what’s the deal with God?? November 28, 2007

I’ve had a few friends ask me how I became religious and more specifically, how did I settle upon a Christian God considering all the other great deities out there. To some degree, I take my personal journey for granted and sharing it actually pokes and prods me to question myself. ” Do i still [...]

rain November 28, 2007

it’s the sunshine that pushes you forward and the rain that holds you still time holds it’s breath in the rain just long enough for you to reflect on yesterday’s misadventures just long enough for you to anticipate the sting of the inevitable. rain sings a lullaby in the afternoon whispers a secret at twilight [...]

termination letter November 25, 2007

move over, lord! i have some work to do rolling up my sleeves to clean up the mess you’ve left us in tired of the beep beep of the busy signal and the silence of dropped prayers don’t forget to take down your pictures, lord! poloroids of memories from your golden days tacked up in [...]

traditions November 25, 2007

i’d like to crawl into your lap wrap your sunny disposition and delusions of fidelity around me, rest my cloudy head against your chest and have your breathing lull me to sleep. i’d like to shake your foundation chip away at your tower of comfortable upbringing and middle class values i want to stain your [...]

reunion November 25, 2007

let’s put it out i’ll show you mine you show me yours tonight we bet like fools tossing out the kingdom, buried treasures and whatever else we keep tucked away in the secret pockets of our heart under a canvas of black wrapped in vanilla and salt floating on red wine and nostalgia we will [...]

Hello world! November 25, 2007

i love the rrrrroll of a word on my tongue, the w-e-i-g-h-t of a phrase as i speak it and the pop and shake as a sentence dances around in my mouth… lately relationships…whether it’s between lovers, best friends, family or even one’s self…fascinates me..we are complicated but really we don’t need to be..we have [...]