There was a man here

There was a man here

There was a man here

Looking for you

She said

He was older

Wanted you to see his future

There was a man here

Wanting a drink

His bowl was dusty

His pockets welted with nakedness

There was a man here

Wanting things dark and beautiful

Secret things

Faked terror

Muffled fervor

The tiniest twitch when the name of it is uttered

There was a man here

Wanting god

I told him you were not Her

She said

Is that why I cannot look straight at her

He said

There was a man here

Soldier’s uniform

Sad-puppy eyes

He said I hear she has spoken words dangerous

I am kind now, but the next time I may not appear in these clothes.

Learn to fight before they come to take you

His gaze was glacial

His eyes mirrors of mine

There was a man here

I hear this phrase every day

They are all looking for me

They all want something

I have told all their fortunes already

They will fall

I am deadly

But also doomed.

3/21/12

Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key
to this house bought
blown-off, dust-riddled cobwebs
coffin bed bower
covered, a cliche
Velveteen lattices
I mope for no one but instead laugh
Quiet, sparse garden
all the musings of a richly-led life
coyly smiling back at
Dark leather boots
Nostalgia
and finely-sewn gossamer wings.
These murky cauldrons in the yard catch rain
when I can find time.

3/10/12

Attention

Attention

It has come to my attention
That thou'rt not worth a mention
Thine ego is so grand
No one will have the upper hand
Make off like a crook
And write a celebrated book
If it is truly drivel
Thou won't'st need to snivel
Your high horse will never trip
Long as you have self-satisfaction to sip
To see outside oneself is a gift
But between the two halves of thy brain there is a rift.

Distance thyself away
For to the truly clever belong the day.
Upon the fires all reasoning throw
Come at me bro, come at me bro.

3/9/12

Housed

Housed

I came home to this house

there was nobody here

nobody but my thoughts

the silence

and the cat

in a few days we will be selling it

that is more fortunate than the bank taking it

we were among the lucky few

but somehow it is difficult to let this space sit vacant

while others starve on the streets

I know there must be a way around this...

A roof should not be a luxury.

3/8/12