I am a piece
one little piece of many.
Put us together
we can be quite pretty. Continue reading
poem
The Flag
There are two of these flags within the vicinity of my nightly walks. Someday I hope to work up the courage to ask the owners to share their stories. Because surely, the black flag has a story of its own. Until then, I filled in the blanks with my own conjecture.
He fought
and bled for his country.
Moved by
the desire all should be free. Continue reading
Careful around your little
Something caught his eye
and he looked past me.
He smiled and waved
at no one I could see. Continue reading
Facade
Letting go of goal
Things that go bump in the night
I’m trying to sleep.
Sleep must come, it must come now.
But it won’t come
when there are noises soft but loud. Continue reading
I Forgive You
I forgive you I practiced.
I forgive you I rehearsed. Continue reading
Bug Bite
I’m pretty sure I’m a goner.
It happened rather suddenly.
I was fine, feeling okay,
until I felt something above the knee. Continue reading
I Am Fine
At Church
While sitting in church I…
…see her taking selfies for Facebook.
Not what I would do
but at least she is here. Continue reading
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