June 28, 2006

Grayish

I blink when it rains
And they stay shut
Keeping out everything
Attempting to focus

I squint then
As little as possible
As much as necessary
In denial of shortcomings

I peer through eyelashes
Wet and tickling
Hating the sensation
Too stubborn for an umbrella

Jun 25, 2006

Holding the baby

Flashing back to events that never happened to people that never were
Every muscle clenches upon itself
Pupils dilate
Adrenaline
Pumps


It is my own breath that no longer comes
The world ceases to rotate
For a moment
Panic


Until he arrives securely in his mother's arms
Cradled with care and confidence
Swaddled securely
And asleep

Max Schaller, 4 days old

June 18, 2006. Fathers' Day.

And we made the calls as well

Beginning and ending with a terrible bang
Contentment in a vise
Punctuated by the frustration of things left unfinished
Joy leading nowhere
A superfluity of naughtiness discovered
In an old King
Among stronger friends
And good news
A new joy brought into being
The promise of escape

James 1:21, KJV

June 15, 2006

Obstructed View

All that waiting
All that driving
All that way
All that money for tickets
All for nothing

All those people
Almost late
All the way up to the last 2 seats
Almost no room to wiggle
All I get
is heat
discomfort
and cranky


a beautiful sound
but an obstructed view

Over the Rhine, Iron Horse Music Hall

June 5, 2006

Gone the days of peering down hallways
Searching for cracks of light
And muffled whispers

They've all gone
Some for good
Some for now