2024.12

Sore feet on pavement
Walled in by the road ahead
How long has it been
Since I've seen another soul
Walking the same path as me

2024.11

Bleary eyes open
To gray walls and hidden skies
Morning in the maze
It might not look different
But the minotaur knows it

The stars high above
Fade into inky darkness
Replaced with water
'Til all is black and muffled
Sweet siren song fades away

Oh to slip below
To let the sea fill my ears
To drown out the song
To deny the harpies' meal
To squirm against my heartbeat

Sink your feet in it
Let it sift between your toes
What sand was made for
A coarse, fine contradiction
You are not soon forgotten

Does it hail at sea
Over your icy domain
Bereft of love's warmth
I don't wish it upon you
But I wonder all the same

Little wet kisses
Carried on a salty sigh
I'm lost on the beach
Where the foam's between my toes
And there's a hole in my heart

Bob in the water
A gentle tug on the line
She's taken the bait
But this pond is forbidden
Today, we're fishers of men

Warm sand 'tween my toes
A naked sun to gaze at
My little island
There is peace in the breeze here
Better alone than lonely

Many years later
The salty air on my tongue
Brings back memories
The waves and the setting sun
Your lips and their melody