Read It All

All of the stuff
about the fires
how they're never alone
how it just burns brighter
and brighter if you let it
even lingering has sense
within this concept
a door halfway ajar
It is the soul looking around
a bit having room to do this

She Wore A Huge Poncho

At least the lady I danced with
at the historic Woodsmen of the World Hall
wore a woolen poncho
big enough for the both of us

Husbands and husbands-to-be
watching in the dimness
you could barely tell
our personalities
because of the poor lighting

So now I am left with the memory
of wool and the corners of my eyes
their hard scrabble sheep
of long ago and not so long ago

The Shine Of It

I like to see the shine of it
Just when it is there on the ring
With all the others
Even though someone else
Gave it to me
Still
It sits there waiting
To open something difficult
Something untidy

Mezzanine

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It Was

Not what I meant when I said that
it was the other thing I was thinking
about doing instead so erase the last
from your mind and if there is a question
just wait awhile and the answer will appear

I know that the key is who you surround
and I know that is the most important part
about this so what does it take

Make Me (Another Key)

I've been waiting

for you

to make me

one

that
works well

one

I notice my own
thoughts on this
they barely fit
with the conversation
with the questions
the next trouble

to easily
getting inside

the extra one is fine
I use it just fine
I remember the old one
why did it bend

was it my mind
was it in my dream

that it would open all doors
beyond

this building

The Unfamiliar Key

It looks just like the old one
My dreams mean nothing now
The wasted moon The night
calling out to me

I pretend not to hear it
but it is so big
tall and wide

Could it be that
is all now

Could it be anything else
amazing and maddening
with so much dust
to wipe away