She had been walking past the dim buildings that were engulfed by the cold of that winter too many times. This part of town used to seem so bright and lively but now almost all the glowing storefronts ...  [+]

I never thought that I could be so ill-mannered nor so bitter. I had my satisfaction and relief but that did not stop me from being carried away beyond my walls. How cold they must have been and ...  [+]

Grey box of a chosen enclosure 
sun submerged in hollowed skyline 
dome of windless blues  
from the heavy concrete depths 
peaks jutting from the mass 
divided by rows of reflexed ...  [+]

Collapse to promise of fate Wanting a matter of dark For only stars coming near Stay close at any rate Countless voids to embark Welcome something to fear 
Neither warmth nor the only sail ...  [+]

For many years now, the only thing she  
saw at night was the beige reflection 
cut into six rectangles.  
 
Outside the house, nothing for miles.  
There was only stark depth beyond the glass ...  [+]

No one comes to my door 
Or faces me from across the table. 
I can never find a guest to meet me or dine 
They leave no knocks of footprints behind 
I stay in the vastness of the walls 
Although ...  [+]

goodnight feather boa alone in my purse 
goodnight feather boa may you bear this curse 
goodnight feather boa shedding in the crystal light  
goodnight feather boa creating confidence in my ...  [+]

Intersection B had five streets   Leaving an open space in the   Middle of the commercial district,  Having to walk across the myriad   Of crosswalks mixing brick and  Asphalt below my feet. 
Out ...  [+]

A friend I had in Lewisia Andrews  Of all her elegance and temptation  Backed by blankness.  Frown lines deeply impacting her face  Mirroring the folds of her patterned drapes;  Shadows and ...  [+]

In the arms with fog 
Miles from the bog 
Hands of rust 
Red panel dust 
Met by only the deer 
Surrounded by no fear 
Cisterns long dried 
Where no one lied 
  
Yellow weeded graves in ...  [+]

          Watching my heavy boots cracking the glass glinting and multiplying their reflections along with the damp, stained papers and bottle caps. Through the small and sparsely attended lot filled ...  [+]

Early summer was now starring in on us through the window not yet interrupted by the clattering air conditioner trying and failing to get ahead. Before humidity takes over making your skin stick ...  [+]

All that follows 
Hearing the swallows 
Care for song larks 
Forever absorbed dark 
Stepp around diamonds 
Long crips garlands 
  
It really is now 
What pulls her down 
Her sweat ...  [+]

I'll meet you in my liminal open 
I don't think the sun will see 
 
Her shadow or the fields that have to 
Reform because she moves too fast 
 
Was your heart rendered in the negative ...  [+]

It had just passed four when she paused next to the outskirts of the woods. The golden air of the short days wrapped around the bases of the trees, their jutting branches creating a web of cool ...  [+]

Hardback paperback some used some free
In all their withered glory of where they used to be
Once in the time that they became dusty and torn
Find any indication of who caused their worn
Study ...  [+]