tandem jump

Ten minutes
Please wait

Ten minutes more
That's all

I really need to leave
Now

But ten minutes more
I dare not breath

Only ten minutes
No time at all

If we count the weighted years
Ten minutes is no time at all

How far is a ten minute fall?
The gravity of our equation? 
I fall far faster still
Measured in this rapid heart beat
The time it took me to leave

My feet

Above
...
... 

Why is it called "falling in love"?

When it feels so much

...Like flying?

wednesday morning repo

Parking violation
Possession and repossession
Never owned
Belonging is a matter of opinion
Cloud grey is everyone’s birthright
The sun is our collective blessing
Our ultimate curse
Holes burned through our birthright

The will never included you
But your will was stronger than mine
Even as my eyes fixed on the future
I woke to the present
You beside me
Peaceful and smiling in the morning

Hearts were broken last night
By those with bad habits
I vowed I’d not be a taker
But things get lost
In the maelstrom of circumstance
And you do what you have to
To survive

Promises whispered
Mingle with dreams
In the dark
Solidly here
Nobodyelse will come to claim me
I sip my tea in peace

Keep the door locked
Against thieves
But fire snatches faster
With fingers far more cruel

The opposite of love
Is not hate
But who cares
I have been burned
The scars are why you do not
Come for me

mo haiku? super!

someone asked for a haiku about acting.

supermo cannot resist the call to haiku.

authenticity
truthful fictions never lie
character is key

please, note the double meaning in the word 'character' and tell me I'm clever

(does admitting i'm an insecure poet/actress make me sensitive and adorkable?)

lost

beacon shines brightly

night lasts only for its time
hope reflects the truth

hope

rivers underground

immoveable rock hollowed

no tear falls in vain

sleeping less; more alone: a winter night's haiku couple

1.
delicate snowfall
ten million icy kisses
beneath, love smothered

2.
tiny snowflake dance
cherry blossoms on the wind
quiet birds press close

sunday chorus

we're climbing the ladder of modern praise
rattling the gates heavy bass from on stage
everyone rises to join the joyful sing along
no hymnals needed because no song is wrong
the notes aren't ever hard to find
just reach out and grab and start to climb
swing right into a steady groove
and when the spirit speaks
it's okay to move
dance clap wave it's all cool
expresssion is the only rule

there aren't many bars
on the stairs past the stars
but it won't last long
our attention span's short
we'll sing a few songs
and get back to our sports

with the third chorus sung
we're on the last rung
now heaven is gained
with little to no pain
and we've peace of sound mind
that we're friendly and kind
and heaven won't desert us
after we've had enough of service
because church is still good
while there's plenty of food