Reflected Light
It’s just that there is no prior shape to be ascertained, so it isn’t a matter of not seeing. It …
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Aftermath
There will be no lack of aftermath, no absence of knowledge, of a situation finally grasped. The brain makes what …
Lost Things
They are ghostly dreams now, even so, we keep the names, it makes us feel better. We want a scenario …
The Truth About the Past
This poem is prompted by “Letter to My Great, Great Grandchild” by J. P. Grasser The truth is we did …
4 AM
After Jane Hirshfield The night becomes a long exile when the dark hour arrives like a lone bell, calling out …
Plato’s Cave
It was a phase, everything a parade of shadows on the wall. I step forward now, restless, uncertain about how …
Remains
Something just turns and something falls into place. Then the young fly away, scarlet on their wings flashing in the …
Make-Believe
Ahh the soul, the ubiquitous nonentity that animates us, we are sock-puppets, yapping dream-dipped meat sacks. So much good work …
Healing
After John Ashbery Living in America as this goes on, it would be prudent to look out for one another. …
Say a Little Prayer
Intricate decisions dissolve in water. Indecisions lead deeper into the labyrinth. Poor passing facts longing for the grace of accuracy, …
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