bird by another name, my heart knew you
by love, at first. the clouds shatter into...

time has come to a rolling stop –
for this brief moment...

cosmic retribution / karma.
foolish to think stealing from boundless seas...

the whirling winds would settle
when i speak your name...

sing your song –
you’ve took up residence in my heart long...

those who dream from inflated air
with cornucopia ribcages, gorging...

the clock takes to 4/4 time;
i'm here but rooted somewhere else...

i am bereft of truth;
wholly-wedded to the thought...

you ask, what foods i crave?
you...

sometimes, i liken you to a songbird
carrying with them – the sweetest song...

as your voice spills into the room,
waking the silence from its gentle...

for far too long, i've dreamt of your fingers –
i’m intimate with the poetry they’re capable...