Wednesday, October 28, 2009

predawn

lavender gray
haze
this
morning mist

beckons me

fold me
into your damp
embrace
hide me
for these moments
in the mantle
of obscurity

hold me
hushed

and cool

hurry not
the day
break

Saturday, October 24, 2009

burden

tears sting my eyes
yet refuse to fall
through no fault of my own

this pain

this pain is anchored
heavy and deep

it will not
be washed away

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

portrait

eyes wide
with the slightest
tremble
in her hands
she cradles
his venom
as if it were
a gift


Thursday, October 8, 2009

scattered

I protect myself
with disarray
and hide behind
this chaos
I've collected.

No one can really reach me.

I have to confess
at times,
I'm hard-pressed
to even find
myself.