in the end you pay
cash it in
eyes locked shut
unable to see
anything
anymore
so
what’s important
now
then

have to die now
i
have to go

no choice
ultimately

played in
2 super
bowls
won a few
masters

will be
back
not to
worry

wrote a thesis
how
molecules
entertain

surprised
that
i met you
not
surprised that
i
live alone

i was
like that once

then evolved

became
more like
a small bird
or
horse
you could ride
around

time
and
the universe

seeds
turning
into trees

housing
for birds

centuries
quite a few
days

eating
waiting
for something
other
than this

something new
a
subspecies

water
and space

never
stop dreaming

waiting
for silence

***

there is music
being played
daily
rain that never stops
remembers
feels the water
knows
about
fire too

can
ride a rain
drop

two
one
none

if
i could
just
get thru
today

miss you
because
i know
you
are not here
anymore

makes me sad

poetry
should never
be
about death
like
who wants to
hear
about how you
are sitting in
a room
somewhere
dying

holding
myself hostage
had a big
gun
pointed
at the door
and one more
pointed
at my head

inspired
you were my
inspiration

put away the past
drive
carefully
place me
in the mirror

was
a baker for
an upscale
restaurant
in chicago

i made doughnuts
filled
with homemade soda
and
once and awhile
ingredients
scrapped
from my shoe

those
sold
and tasted better
so
i quit
opened a goldmine

does it
sound

just feels like
silence

quick
play a song
that
makes me
want
to seal your wounds
and
grow lavender