Sunday, January 21, 2024

Disciplinary Segregation #7

A change of scenery in the morning

resulted in a new perspective

a humming vent is still

persistent as the echo is amplified



Beauty is a rare occurrence in


such a place. A late evening voice,


turned a sullen face into a beam


such brief moments come


and go in the wind.



Momentary distractions fade


and the regularly scheduled charade


ensue, freedom is literally


at my fingertips and even the 


distant banter will eventually 


run its course.


An Intersection

Promises were left by

hanging by a thread,

on days when life would

require a stationary bed.


Traffic crawled by

at a snail's pace

all things were gloomy

except her face.


Aloofness paid the

pavement a short visit up was a

a crisp dry wind turned

my fingers to frozen digits.


The aroma of dark roast

was more than prevalent

her eyes were everything

except vacant.


And even the sidewalk

was a dangling tightrope

her eyes analyze my smile

like a microscope.


Honking horns echo

in the morning fog

and at some point will

transcend to lingering smog.


As peacoats sway in 

the variable wind,

our eyes met and

a friendship found kindle.


 


Saturday, January 20, 2024

Disciplinary Segregation Extended

The silhouette of a bird on the

window sill is paired with chirping.

The radiant morning

sun is impairing to the vision as 

the days crawl toward the edge of dusk.



Provisional blindness sharpens the


other senses and regrets fade


as nostalgia enhances the mood.

Warmth is forever enduring


even where there is metal. 



The days fade and the obscurity 


of the night is in a race against time


while in search of substance as 


a cycle travels in a 


circle only to meet its sudden demise.


Disciplinary Segregation Continued

The sky is a multi-layered shroud.

Thick blankets of gray, slowly

drift in the wind as the faint light

of a late morning searches for a 

place to make its presence known.


I can see the barren lifelessness

surrounding as my eyes peek

through a tiny hole in the window.

Faucets still run in the background

and they help to occupy the silence.


Yet, I find everything beyond

the gates, enchanting as I daydream 

about what it is like for birds of 

prey on days when there 

is a variable wind.

 

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

Clitoria (A Flower)

You are a beautiful and delicate

flower of a particular genus

that thrives in the warmth of summer.


Your nectar


makes you a siren that has 


attracted many suitors to gorge until full.


While escaping your lair, I was smitten….


obsession is prevalent in a stare.



The epitome of every hue….shades of pink


damp like the morning dew but


possessed with the snugness of a warm deluge.


Affinity is more than just uncommon

 

in the midst of a taste test.


A fragrance that is truly particular 


is lingering like a shroud.



Innocence is more than just a way

 

to describe your bloom that is brought 


up by a late afternoon. There is definitely


more to the presence of your vibrancy. 





And I can’t help but mourn as

 

you slowly fade away and


wither in silence. 


Monday, January 23, 2023

A Fourth Disciplinary Segregation (Isolation 1-7)

The consistent chatter serves as

a distraction between meals.

As the evening travels on a safe

journey through time, voices


echo between each cell.



The darkness of a late evening,


descends like a mysterious phantom


that is on the prowl in search of


something that is quite elusive.



Renditions of daily routines


serve the purpose of extending the


monotony. The noise from next door


occupies  the moments when thoughts fade.



A shadow descends from a ceiling


as I am watched by mysterious eyes,


a suspended  camera is the spectator


as gentle knocks ricochet.


Wednesday, September 7, 2022

The Beginning of Disciplinary Segregation (Isolation 1-7)

The solitude of an empty

night, is revisited in the morning,

in the blink of one weary eye,


I awake from the depths of snoring.



Rarely is hope found in a damp


old cell in the heat  of a summer night.


Yet freedom comes to those that are numb,


victory is nigh.



These precious moments armeE ass see s je still a gift


in the midst of exploring….while half awake


while in a dream, while meandering 


in the morning.


Monday, September 5, 2022

Roaming Night (The Son Above The Clouds 2010)

I walk around in circles,

waiting for the dawn to come  while nervous, hungry, lonely, drifting…. 

Conversations with the darkness were void of replies

questions from miles away were on damp and shriveled feet. 

Train tracks occupy broken, blank minds.


I am waiting for the ground to dry 

on marble tile in a waiting room by 

a parking lot filled with talking birds as bread bags fly in the sky.

Dying palm trees play in a band

with the sunrise as a special guest.


Summer Rain (July 6th)

Dawn is the specter that is in tireless pursuit of the brief, 
evading night. Speckles of light peek through the placid grayness
as the damp asphalt serves as a reminder of the norm.

How common is a shrouded sky in the month of July?
How common is a scattered shower in the bosom of summer?  
A morning commute occupied with bewildered strangers,
enroute to work or home is a painted fixture.

The gentle cadence of a drizzle is reminiscent of a somber fall morning. 
Yesterday was a sweltering inferno......
with continuous pauses in traffic serving platters of
nostalgia, void of…..happiness, love and laughter.

The subtle scraping sound of the MAX across train tracks occupy the pauses between each moment of exhalation and Folgers. How common is a shrouded sky in the month of July?
How common is a scattered shower in the bosom of summer?


Friday, May 20, 2022

Ante Merediem

Butterflies play in miniature

forests am I'mid o I'm ofgiant footsteps,

engulfed by the breeze

that is as faint as a fading promise

while on a tour to bid us farewell.



The needles of a distant conifer,

whisper among their acquaintances

as fresh dew glisten on vibrant

blades of grass while collecting

and sluggishly dripping to the

dark soil below.


A sea of gray hover at a

grueling pace while surrounded

by patches of blue. Fractured

streams of light, struggle to

break through while searching

for freedom.

More Disciplinary Segregation (Isolation 1-7)

Conversations echo down a hallway
and extend into a dark winter evening.
The cadence of footsteps drift slowly
as they fade into oblivion.

As I momentarily stare through
a painted window, my reflection stares
at me. Streams of light shine
from a ceiling and vents whistle
in baritone.

Unfamiliar pages lay across

a flat thin mattress and even the tiny ridges

on the wall beg for freedom.

Disciplinary Segregation #7

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