Life

It tears at my insides
How can this be healthy?
Cold porcelain is pressed to my face,
Trying to look the same as my tiny porcelain doll.
I devour what I can -
food, friendships, family.
Baggy clothes allow freedom,
Freedom from the pain of cut wrists.
My wrists encircle his neck,
Deep pain in all that pleasure.
Just me, living a normal life
A happy, healthy, normal life.

Bodies

Your body

The tendons stretch, near to breaking
Chiseled abs, a six pack in the making.
Long torso and sinews and muscle
You didn't get those without a little hustle.
A broad chest with shoulders the same
Please, oh please, give me your name!

My body

Soft, delicate curves, near to breaking
Love handles, a baby in the making.
Long legs and skin and muscle
I wouldn't do so well in a tussle.
A small chest with shoulders the same
Please, oh please, make me your dame!

List Poems

Hobbies

Coins jingle
Stamps stick
Flowers dry
Planes fly
Gardens grow
Pets play
Hunters hunt
Golfers punt
Lyrics sway
Fish bite


Money and a ticket
Ticket and a bus
Bus and a suitcase
Suitcase and a destination
Destination and a time
Time and a person
Person and a home
Home and a bed
Bed and a belonging
Belonging and me


Pigs fly,
Time flies.
Weight broke the wagon,
The horse went before the cart.
Bird got the worm,
Only a day late.
A dollar short,
A penny saved.

Occasional Poems

Spring Day

Life begins anew.
A day, like and yet
unlike any other,
with changes in mood,
changes in color,
changes in you
The first day -
Spring.



My Sister's Wedding

Mismatched flowers
Missing bridesmaids
Tears can't fall I say
He won't give her away
Rings the wrong size
Preacher's passed out

A groom with stone feet
He should have cold feet.
Brother, no, I'll call you
by your name, enemy.
You stole something, yet
She never belonged to me.

Two together as one
The wedding party complete
Tears stream on my face
As he gently gives her away
The rings, perfect fits
Preacher's smiling in delight.

A man who loves my sister,
A sister who loves that man.
Brother, I call your name,
Our friendship grows.
A gift freely given,
You belong together.