so taken
with sounds
of whistling
and muffled steps
could walk
in circles
discovering
new sights at every turn
so lost
in time
and thought
let me linger
hungry loons
so close to that other side
please don’t go
and leave me here
dampness only works
when we share heat
and banter
a taste of you
has only made me
more hungry
there’s so much
I forgot
I know I’m not a dayglo kitten
itchy to strip away
all I can reach
I’d be raw
dousing rage
doesn’t work well
naked
but to feel unfiltered breezes
would be worth the burn
you’re not an answering loon
cool ripples moved
across carefully designed
cesspools
you know how delicious
it feels to savor muck
with me
we’re immeasurably right
touching skin and hair
and teeth
let’s answer hunger by moonlight
don’t adjust your dial
all one
internet frequency
coaxial joining
back to the Garden
no barriers
between leaf and lens
every access
to skin and bone and flavor
nothing too precious
to be kept in plastic
or steel vault
stone and earth
protectors
rain and sun
wash and burn away sin
days of neon and nylon
like fine china
cracked and useful
mementos
grimy raw festering world
with compost and warning labels
avoid the tree of knowledge
keep something better
coded for pleasure
tattooed by teeth
one scream
heard around fault lines
no mistakes
just feeling joy and pain
messages relayed
all one
I’ve been plucked and laid
across a world of
saccharine beauty
and cool intellect
my feet don’t touch
the ground here
I miss the pretense
of a better tomorrow
and castles of music
there’s no guarding the heart
when the mind’s at play
reclaiming breath
we should have gathered
our things
– our thoughts –
before the tooth fairy’s twine
ran too low on the spool
but there’s always such a rush
of fools
squandering the sweet first air of morning
breathe and move as one
it’s your body and mind to keep
we should reclaim
our reins
– our thoughts –
before we forget our hauntings
growing tired in spirit
but there’s always more
to explore
setting alight a wanton heart
The Word Rummager 