08.02.20
You know, I wonder why it is
standing on the edge of certainty
toes curled over the brink
eyes open head high sunlight
beaming all uncertain down in waves
lungs heaving in and out
knuckles cracked shoulders loose
lump in throat heart beat
spasmodic erratic pupils
dilated mind collapsed and then—
the words jam up my windpipe
I smile and listen walking
side to side those boots and mine
crunching salty ice flows breath
condensed in puffs
smoking dragons eyes
behind darkened glasses
black pearls and then—
lay in bed ears swooning jazzy grooves
if only I could
improvise a sentence
open up but doubt sets in
my jaw clenched tight
I'll be sleeping alone tonight.
