t-ti-tim-time

Open up the shallow
twisted organs to reveal
something beyond queer
the muddled escapades
of a damp and baffling field.

Looking towards a cross stitch
in the way of my ever
moving feet.

I found a vicious fever
on a hollow mess.

A steep hill
that is fractured,
waiting to confess
of dumpsters forgotten.

Dreams folded
into a shimmering rock
press.

Shoot his little loaf
of hope,
a careful look
and a secret poke.
but who are we
when the sun goes down?

what kind of muffled
melting sounds
do we make in the influx
of a silence's
buzz?

I've been taking everything;

Examining DNA like strands
of pearls,
looking for each
separating knot
to dissolve
my strangeness,
to know I am real
enough
to choke
or swallow
my thoughts.
to strangle
the notes
that I dislike.
to smother
the face
I once stopped
to enjoy.

I never thought
I would be here
facing this solid wall
with you looking
outward on
the other side.

Plugging your ears
with the putty of
of a cynic
after
I lead myself into the
hoping chirps with
the assistance of
your hands and
mouth.

I cannot decide what you are doing.

Reviews

[run vs remember]

I can relate to those feelings. The poem really gets better with every stanza, I love the imagery.

[Christina May Shanaberg]

The next to the last stanza was my favorite, which is unusual; I, usually, like great endings or just a line here or there. I just by the time you get to the point of that stanza, the last line doesn't matter, because you will probably never know. Great writing!

[hawker]

It's way past the time I should be going to bed.. but I just had to come back and read this one more (t-ti-tim-)time. Your words are so haunting - in a truly beautiful way. It's hard to explain, especially when I am this tired. But I wish I could read this over and over and over, and then maybe I would start to think and to dream in your poetry.. and that would be something more than wonderful.

[Ed Hart]

these things happen in the gut, not the heart; most people confuse the one for the other, not knowing the one...