When it’s time bury me here
Under a Morten Bay Fig that’s
Built like a Mack Truck
With a solid beating heart
And I’ll hug it’s grounded soul
Tag: life
A Tanka for Vetti
Defy gravity
Crush crimson berries on ice
Embrace falling rain
And raise an alchemists glass
Salutation joie de vie.
Gluons in a Car Park
Your hand outstretched against my breast as we brake too fast: My fist clenches just the way you hate it- As I stare at the approaching distance. ‘Don’t do that’ you ask, so my grasp loosens. I shift gaze and lean into you as best I can, To tell you about gluons mediating forces between […]
Think of You
I’m a Tanita Tikarim song Her dulcet sadness Haunting me And in my head I sing along “I think of you”: And as I breath – I think of you, And if I walk – I think of you, I’ll fake a smile – and think of you, Or fall asleep – still dream of […]
The last removal day.
I’m at the Plaza. The place he proclaimed visitation with like an accomplishment: “i went to the Plaza”. The same intonation he has when he looks at me and says “my daughter”. Gloria Jeans and raisin toast make me feel like they are with me. Dad and Bill. Matching bonnets. Slightly different accents. Arguing about details of the day Dad failed as lookout. This is the last removal day.
