INTIMACY

Into me, see.
Assignment
to me:
Exclusivity,

Sensitivity.
Excuse me,
Can you sense it?
This communion.

So much like
a shared secret
Between us,
what do you mean.

Is nothing sacred
Except your
street cred?
Incredible.

I'm dispensable.
No worries.
Your secret's
Safe with me.

OCULAR AUDITION

A dusted
photograph

blown memories
& lost autographs

have chosen fate
over mere acceptance

Anise water
if the weather's
nice otherwise
freeze a frown
in a bucket of ice

Let it all go before
denial resurrects

imploded treasures
into a painting coated

in fine particles
one dares to measure

before the auction

GLYPH

I don't want to
go to outer space
while there's still
uncharted inner territory
to explore. How could you

face that distance without
even knowing what's near?
And what's more, why did
you leave me, my dear--
to make it to shore?

I will be fine on
my own, I thought
that was taken
for granted.

Since when
had I shown
otherwise, when
I looked in your
eyes? If you look
in my eyes, you'll
see devotion.

Please, don't
leave me
stranded
on this
ocean.

& AFAR

far (and away we go
and a how we are)
away from here my dear
you are, and near
to me you seemed to be
so recently (it had to be)
there you are
(so near so far)
and here I am
so far (from near)
away from you
(my dear so near) my heart
(and a how we go)
and away we are

AFTER PRAYER

silence settles
in its tendrils
the displacing
effect reveals
certain city
sounds that
are constant
in this era of
spinning rubber
tires against
asphalt or
the variant
hums of cars
propelling them
a jack-hammer here
and there drumming
in the distance as
sirens doppler by
and the very low
steady wish of
the wind