rainy days
as we say bye
to our childhood

rainy drive
we say goodbye
to our childhood

coffee tastes better
when its shared
spoken or unspoken

coffee tastes better shared
with the spoken thoughts
and unshared words

spoken or unspoken
coffee tastes better than advice
when its shared

the wind
tousles my hair
like an old friend

old friend
the wind
tousles my hair

the whole world
stops
when she calls my name

the whole word stops
when she calls
my name

stop.
she called
my name

my name
the whole world stops
when her lips form it

the whole world stops
when she calls my name
the incoming lecture

I kick a rock
down the road
just like life

kicking rocks
down the road
it’s life

pushing me
I kick life down the road
like a rock

playing god
I kick life down the road
like a rock

for the first time
i don’t mind if
rain fades my hair dye

faded tendrils of red
soaked with rain
carefree

on the roadside
acorns
crushed underfoot

crushed acorns underfoot
a whimsical breeze
fall is in the air

roadside acorns
crushed underfoot
been there

acorns
on the roadside
crushed underfoot

walking the roadside
acorns plentiful
crushing under pressure

a child’s eyes
deeper meaning
is not always needed

a child's eyes—
deeper meaning
becomes unnecessary

a child's eyes—
deeper meaning
becomes obsolete

oh, wallflower:
what the walls
of a library would say

Oh, wallflower:
what the library would say
of you

oh wallflower
what the library would say
of you?

a house
full of estrogen
oh God

a cracked house
flowing with estrogen
oh god

two stories
full of estrogen
hard. to. breathe.

water splashing
the breeze caresses my face
serenity

water beads on 
the flower
like a jewel 

water beads
on the flower
crown Jewels in the garden

water beads
on the flower
grandmother’s jewels

they say snowflakes are completely unique
people seem to forget
rocks are too

rocks in the stream
the voices of the crowd
praise snowflakes

little stone bridge
cracked
but not broken

cracked stone
bridge continues on
horizon lines

a cracked bridge
that cannot
be broken

worn stone bridge
oh what stories
your cracks tell

Kentucky forest
the stone bridge
cracked, but no broken

blankets
keep me warm
when my heart is cold

pond frozen over
pitch blankets
keep me warm

her blanket
keeps me warm
my cold heart

her blankets
even if my heart is cold
they keep me warm

lonely Friday dinners
Saturday morning commitments
i wish something would change

quiet Friday
early morning bustle
I need change

lonely Friday dinner
weekend insanity
flip the calendar

lonely dinner
morning commitment
emergency brake

Friday dinners
Saturday commitments
hopeful Sunday

lonely Friday dinners
I wish to change
my morning commitment

lonely Friday nights
but Saturday morning commitments
something should change

she likes
me better
without makeup

Saturday morning
she likes me better
without makeup

cozy Sunday morning
no makeup
she doesn’t mind

cracked mirror
she likes me better
without makeup

if even moths can notice light
why can you
only notice the darkness

moths notice light
why do you
only notice darkness?

through a portal
            sad thoughts
begin to die

a step forward
            sad thoughts
begin to die

open window
            sad thoughts
begin to die

out of the rain
            sad thoughts
begin to drain

out of the rain
            sad thoughts
begin to die

homeless man holds a sign:
I am more than what you
choose for me to be

homeless man's sign:
I am more
than what you say I am

she tilts
her head
a question

her tilted head
a question
never spoken

calculus
she tils her head
a question

reading the pages
she tilts her head
a question

doctor's office
she tilts her head
a question