Here are a bunch of fragments I like.
09-10-05
His dictionary -bound with duct tape-
Is proof of the perseverance that
Seemingly defines who he is.
Shoes that are grimy and worn
Proof that his paychecks are only for
What he needs and not wants.
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09-14-05
Eyes wide and blankets are crumpled
At the foot of the bed
A mind speeding in the left lane at 4 am
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The fuse has been lit but
It is insufferably long.
I wait
And
I wait
The fizzing of the spark
Makes me m a d
I just want my brain
to e x p l o d e
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Too much thought for one’s own good.
I promise, I shant think again!
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Overhead, three toy birds are flying
With peppermint wings
And I don’t want those clouds to separate.
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09-28-05
Stop worrying, there’s nothing you can do
The staring and the questioning will not help you
You are still you
Just a little new
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Green shirt from a distance wrapping a body
Whose secrets I will never know
Except for a glimpse of the small
Of your back as you sit beneath a tree
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10-02-05
A blade of grass between my forefinger & thumb.
I struck a match. I lit one end. The sweet smell
Filled my nose, and that blade was forever gone.
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A puffin once told me that shoes are high
In proteins and a good source of calcium.
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10-06-05
I could have wrung the sun from my skin
An October glitch that I was not going to lose
Not going to spend it shut away, dying by clock
I’m going to lay in the grass and watch the leaves
Dance in their false hope of an autumn that forgot
To exist
And I’m going to steal this moment for my life.