Secondary
The permanence of the stars, blotted out by the ceiling and its mockery of humming lights. Why have we poisoned so the isles of...
Promethean
I can picture you on chairs at night, the chaos of your mind unprecedented, unknown, wholly contained. I can picture your hair like a...
Old Italia
Grit, glory, grime and grandeur. Try to murder, never pander. Old Italia slinks away, ready for another day. Tonight I wear a frowning...
Pencil Renditions of the Troubadour
I’m feeling better. Two days ago I lay recuperating in a latent way. Cranes adorn the rooftops— twisting in their fetters— of buildings...
Moon Girl I
Love me of your own volition, moon girl. I have set you upon the helm of stars to wither and bloom indefinitely, hovering over the waves...
Like butter melting on the stove
The days turn good, the days grow bad, from cold to grave, from loud to sad, though what befalls the joy of man is more alike to chance...
Exodus of the Ancient Heart
I’ve seen the water banks holding the black ripples under the moon and the withered trees clinging to their cracking, yellow leaves. Now,...
The Blackbird
It is seen among couples on park benches at midnight— It is not seen by them. It is heard by the deaf and felt by the blind. It greets...