Road Gnats
Not so the sun would
know the difference,
between flower &
weed at 105 degrees.
I make the
distinction for the
flaming planet
*
Often the steel dust
from the steel mills would
settle on the windows
so thick you couldn’t
see out. I only knew
this from inside
a neighbor’s apartment..
my aunt cleaned our
windows so clear each
day, you could see the
Allegheny mountains
in the distance
*
If the choosing
is yours
then the choice is
mine,
hopefully
ignoring
what we
chose.
*
“The core of this, how
does one get to the
core?” Einstein
bellowed, smashing his
clinched fist down
on the laboratory table,
sending the test tubes,
notebooks & microscope
flying.
It was the first time he’d
made contact.
*
Numb is the hand
into blackness
reaching for the
light out the
other side
*
The night is peaceful &
my heart soars. crickets
chant my name.
*
She: He only said it
once
He: Once? i thought you
said it was 3 or
4 times?
She: Well, maybe I
did. did I? Well,
it was just once,
really. he just
said it once.
He: You obviously took it
to heart.
She: What do you mean?
He: You’re a living
example!
*
The movement must have
an ending, though the
concert master is
jabbing at the wrong
scale, commanding
the sound of
wrong notes.