Peculiar

we come to familiar places
seeking after
that
which we don't understand

learning to let
the body go home
where the eyes rest their hunger
for love, yet
without desire or warning
warmth gathered around
near the heart's shadow
a change in the valley of her soul

its left now
to wild daydreams and
scattered windswept hair
tightly woven together
with lips turned upon
one another
staring into the unknown
rigning out their emptiness

we come to familiar places
seeking after
that
which we don't understand
　

autumn heart

rust, painted rain.

river rust; finding its way

down countless shades-

of concrete

uneven, green spaces

left by man; for the wind and sun

where autumn leaves-  and

dove feathers dance on their own

pedestrian cold, infatuated.

daydream; kept warm in wool scarves

outside where no ceiling-

allow them to hide

fear of change, leaves none

alone; they come and go

winter wind- extending roots

from below

rust, painted rain.

river rust; finding our way

down countless shades-

of concrete

vacancy

motel hallway, route I-90
tatered shirtsleeve, plaid tone

wiped my forehead, dry blood
where the skin cracks

carpet ill with wear, lonesome smelling
the fibers fill my nostrils

stifling heat bitter white
sweatbeads begin to break formation

memory before dawn's light-
amnesia bent and yeilding

pounding nuances-
out of place

breathing, the
beating bellows of the chest

yesterday's reasons
near love and body

forgiven; route I-90
vacant motel hallway