Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Night of the Fireworks


All of the sudden and for no reason
my heart aches like loss and mourning
like future tense nostalgia and time running out
like the time years ago
when my friend’s parents were moving him half a country away
and we held tightly to our last night
trading promises in the dark
and when I finally turned to go
he called me back because there were fireworks
all of a sudden and for no reason
and he held me as we watched
until I broke free crying
running
apologizing
because I couldn’t bear the perfect beauty and tragedy

my heart
now and often
aches like that

Monday, January 28, 2013

Even The One

Even the one who says he has
no illusions or delusions
about who and what I am
(and whom I believe)
sometimes needs to take

a deep breath
a step away
a fresh look
to find me again

hopefully always
to find me again