(You damaged me so)

You damaged me so

deeply that I want nothing

to do with you now.

(I remain rich)

I remain rich
as long as I am surrounded by
books, music and art.

(I may have to get)

I may have to get

angry at you in order

to get over you.

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.

(welcome scent on a)

welcome scent on a 

crisp, cold winter walk downtown:

warm, savory foods

 

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.