What Crosses My Mind

  • I Have This Friend

    World order, certain without upgrade, just the managed moments migrating their solace driven hopes, dreams, solitude, turned isolation. ~ Solo vapor drift upon an evening descent brilliant to human need. When all is lost we may know together found a surreal landscape beyond our control, only play is that simplicity … that young child ran…

  • A Lucky Man

    The sound of impact, and eyes wandering, had their minds been preoccupied with alternatives, might his need not arise, until later on, way beyond that moment, when everyone gathered in confusion. The skies screamed home to sit nearby, gather together in tears of joy, this is a happy time, his eyes are glancing forward, smiles…

  • Stranger’s Friends

    We waltz throughout natural rendezvous Untethered energy allays patterned view. Look me in the eye, do you reconcile, We might share humanity, peace, awhile. ~ Walk past the shelter, encounter, a chance candid when shared, a friendly glance might in immediacy become a threat little regard for sordid reality’s vet. ~ Common ground when once ago passion fall,…

  • I Cried Again Today

    As I was drifting by, little hands raised a blue ribbon, to celebrate his sweet friend, he was only wanting to remember how much he cared for her, how he loved her, in that young child turning teen sort of awkward stage. He smiled as he rested the ribbon in the middle of the stop…

  • County Fairs and Conversations

    Everyone there, all of the local talent stepping toward, around, nearby each other, even her while he noticed, and they wondered about him, each one wanting to know the other, yet all of them imagining each other, all together, standing on bales of hay, with hellos, sharp tongue, until later in the night, began their…

  • In The Flash of a Moment

    Do you recall, big brother standing over you, saying the words you listen to today. ‘If I could do it all over again’ ~ Freshman year, starting high school. All the fanfare of the big house, pick your own schedule, no more lines to Algebra class, standing quiet in the hall, while Jeff McCutcheon strolled…

  • Real Tears

    We have moments We are tested attitude, notions, hurts, material gains and losses We cry for ourselves while around us life continues and we cry and the world changes. We discover one waking autumn we haven’t the strength the mortal fortitude that ability to call the shots. Then we cry some more. We haven’t ever…

  • A Conversation (prose)

    I went to lunch with a friend today and we got onto the subject of coping skills. We’re both teachers and we encounter a lot of teenagers on a regular basis, most of which carry a lot of baggage into the classroom each day. There are times when we truly do not get the full…

  • Did You Ever Wonder?

    I was wondering Just the other day About that one interaction Today it seems miles away But I do wanna know With a simple reflection Did you ever really understand How you did How you did How you really did break my heart I didn’t know the answer at the time I just reacted as…

  • Occasional Walls

    Have you experienced this story? When whimsical words might convey A notion of dialogue Yarns of personal response She said to her friend While sipping coffee at the local café She was quietly adamant Yet that earshot was apparent Talking of a secret reality We all seem to carry In different unmarked bags Gathering mostly…