Await

This poem is going under rights for Images, the literary magazine on my campus. It'll b e back up when I get rights back! YAY! Happy dance!

Say

I didn’t say I love you


I said pass me the potatoes

I said I have to work late tonight

What I meant was I miss being alone with you

I didn’t say fuck you, go to hell

I said I’m on the toilet

I said where are the kids

I didn’t say let’s have sex

I also didn’t say you’re sexy

I didn’t say I burned my hand on the oven today and nobody was there to kiss it

I said it was about time you got home, supper’s on the table

I didn’t say we never talk any more

I said you’re ignorant

I didn’t say I think the rest of the world has it wrong

I said yes and no and mmhm

What I meant to say was teach me what you know

Let me learn.

Let me speak.

And every night when you go to bed

I don’t say I hope I am in your dreams

I don’t say I am pissed at you for screwing up my life

I don’t say what happened to us

I don’t say please forgive me for anything I’ve ever done wrong

I don’t say shape up or I’m kicking you out

I don’t say I am off my rocker, a total basketcase, crazy lunatic because you’re maddening

I don’t say I’m a better man because of you

I say good night

Sometimes, I say I love you.

Untitled

This poem is going under rights for Images, the literary magazine on my campus. It'll b e back up when I get rights back! YAY! Happy dance!

Rainstorm

Thunder


        Rumble

              Rumble

Sigh

        Pitter

        pat

        pat

pat pat

        pitter

              pat

Groan

       Growl
   
Pitter

pat

       pat pat

CRACK

Shuddershake

Roar

      Rumble

              Rumble

CRACK

      Rumble

ROAR

Rush             whush

PAT pat pat

      patter pitter pat

Shhhhhhhhhh

Rush

     CRACK

Shake shudder tremble

Just give me one more

Shhhhhh

Pat

Pat

Pat

Pitter pat pat pat pat

Pat pitter pat

     God

CRACK

Rock rock shake

     Shudder

           Rumble

                  Rumble

Groan

Screech

POUNCE

Take take

      Pit

      patter

pat

      pitter pat

Mumble rumble

Away, aw –

Shhhhhhh

Pat

Pat



Pat



Sigh


     rumble