Flying

So many nights
I dream the air
great company
awaits up there
But every time
I touch the sky
I find myself
in the dirt,
like rain.

or, mud.
I guess.

Shoestring Poetry

How long did it take this morning,
deciding that today you would
relegate yourself to the sex toy aisle?
I should say something about
degradation or stereotypes or something.
Damn you've got an ass.

~~

She spends the ride telling her mom
how disappointed she is in her brother
for his willingness to take
what he hasn't earned.
I want to lift her chin
so she can see
how beautiful the sunset is tonight.


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A boy and a middle aged guy
with a skateboard
board the train.
The boy tells Blonde jokes,
the guy tells dirty jokes with crass language.
They laugh and smile.
This kid will be real popular next recess.

~~

Sit down next to a man in uniform
smell of cigarettes and sweat,
at least he's found a cause.
That's something.