This / That

waiting will kill you

if indecisiveness

doesn't get you first

Material

incarnate flesh

subatomic consciousness

illusory solidity

neural pathways

creating thought

infinite wind

cresting waves 

For Maggie

There is a silence 

sitting between us 

It is not growing

or diminishing

It is simply being

That space

is where you 

once were

The Wait

I have been here so long

in this space between

Wondering when 

the time would come

Who would be here

Beautiful and peaceful

Serenity a bountiful harvest

In dark skies the Moon

lights my way

Her kind face looking down

Because I Love You

How can you be sure that everyone

knows you love them?

Tell them over and over

and in as many ways as possible

so that they cannot possibly

misunderstand that, yes, even

these words are for you.

Even now, it is my voice 

living in your heart,

right where I always wish to be.

Bivalve

Pry my body open

and consume my flesh

in one messy 

slurping gulp.

Yes, Love.

I wake up from dreams

remembering nothing but the future

but it all burns away

with the touch of daylight.

So many faces with earnest eyes

now live behind me

with just a few 

still keeping my attention.

What binds this body

and mind together

after the hammer has fallen

upon the glass pane?

One word which contains

multitudes. 

Heavenly Bodies

How slowly we move 

some mornings.

How quickly 

the moments pass.

How slowly 

we savor the taste.

What lessons 

are to be found

in the passing 

of heavenly bodies

through light

and darkness?