shed this skin

Time to shed this skin
again, no real purpose
except to lose myself in amongst the wild
so the rain washes away what was  
celebrated, as others
see how I was formed

I will paint my skin black and tremble
set for my first earthquake
after years of being
much less than humble

take back online

R.I.P. K.L.

be benched

Outside of
two years ago
sitting on a side bench
along a wall in a hallway  
I observed Mercedes in conversation
I hadn’t seen her since years before
Is she grander? 
loftier
I sensed we were the dream
as her tête-à-tête ended
she began to make her way over to me
to greet her, I found myself standing
searching for words 
mirroring my emotions
first thought “I love you” or 
maybe something else
more true than truth
as she reached me, out of my mouth 
with great warmth
looking directly into her 
“I miss you”
these words were complete
Mercedes was about to join me
on the bench to catch up on time passed
she then held on to the sides of her dress 
as it seemed to fill up with air
fully inflated, she floated away

drawings on the wall

I came in with nothing
wanna leave with nothing
wanna leave something
no big wish, no to do list
just gotta gotta do it
leave something
could even be a scrawl
don't want nothing
I'll give you something
that takes you to your past
to when there was nothing
everything was nothing you could take
they wanted to leave with nothing
leave us something
like drawings on the wall
give us bone give us wisdom
leave us nothing but the earth
I came in with nothing
wanna leave with nothing
wanna leave something
more than just words
some inspiration for the masses
so they want to leave with nothing
not trying to make sense of it all
don't want nothing
I'll give you something
in some deep dark cave
when I leave with nothing
like drawings on the wall

summer is back

Thank you Stephanie in Seattle for mojo on Zazzle.

making love to my brain

morning sunrise
another day
making love to my brain
quiet conversations seduce me
back to the ideas
of birth
when first discovered
blind around the corner
empty space
our future exposed
making me smile
see the wonder
joy putting my heart at ease

baking love into my heart
invited by a natural expression
to where the spirit starts
the words that calm me
in this empty space
flow from somewhere higher