guilt, grief, regret
cut deeper than
the dimensions
of the soul itself
terri guillemets
composed by yours truly
Cutthroat
squeeze tight — dollars drip,
lay off loyalty — tears drop,
squeeze tighter — cents bleed
U.$.A.
America —
toxic profit
center of
the world
Beyond the horizon
I still believe in some faraway place where it’s all okay.
Gastronomical event
apocalyptic theory
giant alien pops earth like
minty fresh extinction
Forever…
as inevitable as
aging and taxes —
death is no longer
the surety it was
Vanished
i hurt every day remembering
that i wasn’t there for you
the hardest day of suffering
— i left you painfully alone
when you needed me most
so damn close, but not there
which is the farthest away —
i was a fool, oblivious numbskull
a frozen hearted ragdoll zombie
i am sorry.
Falling to pieces
I’m a dandelion puff in a harsh wind.
Never & forever
when the things you want
to stay the same forever
do nothing but change —
and the things you’re ready
to be done with forever
keep relentlessly hanging on.
Idling
lizard of leisure
idler in sun — bird shadow
how quickly he moves
Jane & the sun
Sometimes prayers collide and miracles are born.
iNSANiTY
Insanity is the sane mind surrendering to an insane world.
Bottled
trapped in a bottle
thrown out to sea
trapped in a bottle
my wishes are three
trapped in a bottle
that’s drunken me
trapped in a bottle
emotions stormy
trapped in a bottle
flashing brightly
trapped in a bottle
this vessel empty