Thermopylae
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All By Myself
My inherent loneliness cannot be mine alone Others like me must experience this too I look for signs of it in their mood and their tone »
Swan Creek
We parked by the tracks and walked down to the tressel Wild asparagus spears the rocks along the ties We descend through thistle and nettles Alerting »
The Best of Me
Pinpricks tingle through my face An instant of fear makes my heart race A memory of staggering heartbreak Then sleep and peace —give me release —from »
My Center of Gravity
I feel a sense of presence when I’m with you Life gives me presents when I least expect it Gifts beyond any wish or any »
Memory Lane
Battles waged at Marco’s pizza parlor Space Invaders fueled by Mellow Yellow and quarter dollars A stop at Franklin’s for Chocolate malts and baseball »
Changing My Mind
Here I am in my dark reverie To escape, I burn my effigy It resets me — yet again But for how long — how soon — I never »
Half of Infinity
Half of infinity is all I ask Just half that time will be enough Long enough to complete my task The time it will take to »
Huginn and Muninn
Wings whooshed with a whispered will To break the silence as my mind stood still The blanket of blankness pulls away As my gaze is drawn »
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My mind slows down to a mellow mood As the light reaches my eye through a vacuum sky The stillness speaks softly of my morning subdued »