I remain rich
as long as I am surrounded by
books, music and art.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Glitter Girl
for Lindsay
She has magic
in her fingertips
and glitter
on her lips,
creating communities of
catalog clippings and
magazine men
on canvas and foam board
with rubber cement
and the sparkle
in her eyes.
Paper strangers
become neighbors
with the shape of her hands,
as she carefully selects
her sticky society,
giving the two-dimensional
souls the chance
to connect
with us.
They speak
with their eyes,
causing us to pause,
reflect and wonder,
and remind us
that glue
is thicker
than blood.
Monday, February 05, 2024
Monday, January 08, 2024
What Happened to My Marriage
It was as if
we were on a mountain top --
beautiful view, serene scene,
solid footing --
and then,
all of the sudden,
your new best friend
showed up
and the two of you
parachuted off
the mountain together,
leaving me utterly alone.
The moment you left the mountain,
an earthquake erupted,
causing the ground to
disappear from under me.
Ever since, I've been clinging
to a tree root on the side of the mountain;
trying not to die.
Sunday, December 31, 2023
The Kitchen
I'm standing in the kitchen;
what was our kitchen.
You had a baking nook
in our kitchen,
a nook in which you prepared
homemade pizza and
gourmet cheesecake.
We shredded the mozzarella
by hand, always saving a
little bit for our puppy dog,
so you could pour a pile
onto the floor for her to enjoy --
the same floor on which
we would occasionally drop
ice cubes, which she would
promptly grab in her mouth
and relocate to the living room
rug to chomp on.
Now the kitchen is quiet.
There is no more
homemade cheesecake
or cheese on the floor
or a doggie to eat it.
There is no more you.
There is no more Us.
Saturday, December 30, 2023
Teeming with Loneliness
I miss being a team,
a feeling you don't understand,
because you teamed up
with someone else
well before our divorce
was final.