Goodbyes
The child of a child,
the prince of a prince,
the middle of a side pocket,
the private circle of a pyramid,
the points of a camera,
the answer of a question,
somehow, the shot doesn’t work.
Professions of a professional.
The spirit of a downward misty street.
Whispering, not once knocking loudly.
Never leaving a trail lightly.
Calculations by candle light in the a.m. hours,
patient [...]
one of the other
A dreamer in a small box,
The lion too big for its cage.
A sister too old for the house,
The book too dusty for a shelf.
A buddha older than a buddha,
Somebody’s purse too tiny to hold,
A sandwich left uneaten,
A chair facing the corner.
There she sits wondering how,
She sees a road to nowhere.
A loud radio plays nothing,
The soft [...]
