Wednesday, June 11, 2014


miss 
you 
so 
damn 
much 

want 
nothing 
more 
than 
to 
cry 
all 
day 
long
family 
is 
who 
you 
love 
who 
loves 
you 
not 
always 
where 
your 
blood 
comes
from 
my 
brown 
eyes 
are 
blue 

look 
for 
you 
in 
the 
clouds 
and 

don't 
see 
you

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

the 
cat 
laid 
in 
the 
grass 
by 
the 
fence 
in 
the 
shaded 
part 
of 
the 
lawn

Monday, June 9, 2014

she 
walked 
like 
the 
sound 
of 
the 
music 
coming 
from 
the 
taqueria 
the 
favorite
movie 
the 
song 
you 
always 
sang 
the 
land 
you 
used 
to 
walk 
the 
moon 
came 
out 
white 
clear 
everyday 
comforting 
me 
until 
nightfall

Sunday, June 8, 2014

she 
told 
me 
to 
look 
at 
the 
sky 
so 
we 
looked 
together 
at 
the 
sky 

Saturday, June 7, 2014

her 
hair 
blew 
in 
the 
wind 
she 
closed 
her 
eyes 
and 
saw 
herself 
somewhere 
else

Thursday, June 5, 2014

the 
bugs 
gold 
frenzied 
together 
mobbed 
under 
the 
sunlight 
hovering 

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

my 
poetry 
is 
too 
quick 
for 
me 

sing 
all 
the 
songs 
to 
myself 

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

she 
said 
there's 
nothing 
that 
will 
make 
it 
better 
I
felt 

little 
better

heard 
Bob 
Dylan 
sing 
Kingsport 
Town 
and 

touched 
the 
baby's 
pink 
cheeks 

Sunday, June 1, 2014

I
want
to 
tell 
you
about 

the 
moon
It's 
lovely
so 

very 
lovely

Friday, May 30, 2014

rolled 
down 
the 
windows,

let 
down 
my 
hair
and
it 

lifted 
my 
heart.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

the 
mountain
I
grew
under 

was 
colored 
in 
sun
and 

shaded 
with 
clouds

Monday, May 26, 2014

there
was
every
kind
of
cloud
in
the
sky
and
the
trees
had
raccoon
eyes

Sunday, May 25, 2014

long 
nights 
and 
longer 
days 
the 
winds 
feel 
entirely 
different 
than 
before 

Saturday, May 24, 2014

there's 
nothing 

can 
do 
or 
anyone 
can 
do 
nothing 
we 
can 
do

Friday, May 23, 2014

I'd 
driven 
that 
river 
drive 
so 
many 
times 
but 
that 
time 
was 
different
it's 
like 
she's 
waiting 
around 
for
the 
phone 
to 
ring 
but 
it 
won't 
ever

Thursday, May 22, 2014

thank 
god 
there's 
so 
many 
sweet 
souls 
in 
this 
world 
that 
I'm 
lucky 
to 
know 
some

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

the 
road 
leads 
me 
where 

want 
to 
go 
the 
land 
cradles 
me 
where 

stay
today 
is 
all 
about 
the 
rose 
something 
of 
the 
marvelous 
sparkle

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

the  
twin 
bridges 

russian 
olive 
down 
by
the 
yakima 
river 
you 
can 
cut 
the 
flower
blooms 
from 
the 
bush 
but 
more 
just 
grow 
in 
its 
place

Monday, May 19, 2014

he 
reminds 
me 
of 
unrelated 
things 
like 
the 
blooming 
cherry 
trees

Sunday, May 18, 2014

the 
squirrels 
kissed 
and 
hugged 

cried 
cold 
tears 
and 

cut 
roses 
for 
the 
vase

drove 
highways 
through 
brown 
lands 
and 
yellow 
suns 
and 
green 
lands 
and 
grey 
skies
the 
landscape 
is 
breaking 
my 
heart 
the 
way 

want 
to 
be 
broken
once 
love's 

part 
of 
you 
that 
love 
can 
never 
not 
be 

part 
of 
you

Saturday, May 17, 2014

the
flowers
grew
from
the
cracks
in
the
concrete
like
they
knew
how
I
felt
the
sun
burned
hot
in
my
rearview
mirror
and
I
saw
darkness
ahead
I
was
anxious
for
our
visitor
sadness
the
rose
bushes
had
bloomed
this
dream
he
was
smiling
and
making
us
laugh
I
was
cold
when
I
woke
the 
dragonfly
flew
it
was
blue
and
gold
and
danced
in
the
air
for
us

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

how 
can 
the 
clouds 
be 
so 
pretty 
the 
sun 
so 
warm 
and 
this 
death 
be 
so 
cruel
all 
the 
horse 
ranches 
were 
still 
there 
and 
the 
little 
store 
and 
that 
old 
house 

talked 
to 
myself 
like 
there 
was 
some 
other 
soul 
there 
but 
there 
wasn't 
it 
was 
too 
much 
for 
my 
heart

couldn't 
look 
at 
the 
rose 

was 
so 
sad

Friday, May 9, 2014

the 
roses 
are 
coming 
they'll 
bring 
some 
pink 
red 
and 
yellow 
to 
the 
grey
the 
mermaid's 

horror 
of 
the 
sea 
the 
unicorn 

sweaty 
beast

Thursday, May 8, 2014

we 
gotta 
get 
outta 
this 
place 
if 
it's 
the 
last 
thing 
we 
ever 
do!

-The Animals

touched 
her 
hair 
with 
my 
finger 
and 
wished 

could 
touch 
it 
forever
hurry 
light 
it's 
dark 
and 
cold 
here 
in 
this 
tunnel 
I've 
been 
gone 
some 
time

Wednesday, May 7, 2014


sat 
with 
the 
sun 
in 
my 
face 
it 
was 
hot 

didn't 
move 
away

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

the 
bloom 
was 
early 
red 

rose 
bud
and 

it 
seemed 
happy 
not 
lonely

want 
your 
drama 
the 
touch 
of 
your 
hand 

want 
your 
love 
love 
love 
love

-Lady Gaga

rubbed 
the 
rose 
petals 
with 
my 
thumb 
so 
soft 
you'll 
die 
soon 
too

said

Monday, May 5, 2014

the 
rocks 
were 
brightly 
colored 
hills 
under 
the 
many 
dark 
shades 
of 
clouds
the 
moon 
looked 
just 
right 
behind 
the 
pines 
as 
it 
did 
in 
the 
desert 
too

was 
walking 
very 
fast 
suddenly 

slowed 
to 
almost
a
stop 

Sunday, May 4, 2014

we 
crossed 
the 
open 
range 

where 
steer 
and 
heifer 
crossed
the 

open 
highway
the 
sky 
hills 
and 

sign 

that 
read 
"Shady 
Lady 
Ranch 

22 
miles"

Friday, May 2, 2014

I'm 
stepping 
through 
the 
door 
and 
I'm 
floating 
in 

most 
peculiar 
way. 

-David Bowie
It 
takes 
two 
to 
make 

thing 
go 
right. 
It 
takes 
two 
to 
make 
it 
outta 
sight.

-Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock

Wednesday, April 30, 2014


think 
I
speak 
and 
can't 
stop 
it's 
painful 
noisy 
and 
under 
my 
skin 

Tuesday, April 29, 2014


stood
smelling 
the 
trees 
and 

thought 
how 
they 
didn't 
smell 
like 
the 
trees 
at 
home.

Monday, April 28, 2014


listened 
to 
his 
voice 
sing 
Willie 
tunes. 

never 
noticed 
the 
wind.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

the 
trees 
swayed 
with 
the 
howling 
wind 
even 
when 
the 
wind 
wasn't 
howling
the 
petals 
blew 
around 
me 
like 

storm 
and 

couldn't 
see 
his 
face

Friday, April 25, 2014


smart
beautiful 
confident 
talented 
lady's 
work
is 
never 
done!

Thursday, April 24, 2014


told 
him 

needed 
him 
more 
and 
he 
told 
me 
he 
needed 
me 
less.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

my 
heart 
was 
breaking 
in 
love 
when 
he 
told 
me
he'd 
been 
in 
love 
for 
months
I've 
got 

hero.
He's 
fast
and 
he's 
strong,
he's 
always
fresh 
from 
the 
fight.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Everything 
in 
the 
universe 
has 

rhythm, 
everything 
dances.

-Maya Angelou

Sunday, April 20, 2014


don't 
want 
to 
tell 
you 
how 

feel 

just 
want 
you 
to 
feel 
it 
too

Saturday, April 19, 2014

the 
caballero
moved 
me 
and 

felt 
taken 
back 
somewhere 
I'd 
never 
been 
and 
my
stepsister
ran 
away 
with 
carnies 
and 
sometimes 
peed 
her 
pants
how 
when 
the 
sun's
out 
the 
houses 
look 
bright
when 
it 
rains 
they 
look 
drab 
cold

Friday, April 18, 2014

when 
every 
song 
on 
the 
radio 
sang 
of 
love 
and 
taught 
me 
about 
it 

wrote 
until 
my 
hand 
hurt 

wrote 
until 
my 
pen 
went 
dry 

wrote 

wore

scarf 
and 
sat 
at 
the 
desk 

was 

really 
real 
writer

Thursday, April 17, 2014

her
heart
was
heavier
than
most
days
and 
the 
rain 
wasn't 
helping 
much
her 
earrings
felt 
heavy
and 
her
skirt
was
tangled
she 
felt
very 
old

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

as 

passed
each
pretty
house

got 
greener
and 
greener
with 
envy
she 
walked 
through
the 
tunnel
there
was
no 
light
it 
just
kept
getting
darker
orange 
and 
blue
are 
by 
far
my 
favorite
complementary
colors

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

she 
tanned
her
legs
in 
the 
sun 
the
children
played 
in 
the 
mud
it
was
sunday
he
wore
a
blue
trucker's
hat 
and 
when 
he 
smoked
he 
didn't
use 
his 
hands

Monday, April 14, 2014

while 
you 
were
gone 
the 
snowdrops 
bloomed
some 
of 
the 
dandelions
went 
to 
seed


Sunday, April 13, 2014

jive
talkin'
you're
telling
me 
lies
yeah
jive
talkin'
you
wear
a
disguise

-Bee Gees
I'm 
cool
with 
you 
livin'
here
spider 
long
as 
you
don't 
bite
me 
in 
my 
sleep 

Saturday, April 12, 2014


thought 
there's 
nothing 
right 
in 
this 
whole
world  
then 
again

might 
be 
wrong 

Friday, April 11, 2014

she
sees
sounds
of 
summer
in 
spring
and 
hears
lights
of 
winter
in
the
fall

Thursday, April 10, 2014

he
stood
at 
the 
street
corner
smiling
at 
nothing
and 
at 
everything

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

the
saddest 
thing

can 
think
of 
the 
happiest
thing

can 
think
of 

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

It's 
not 
at 
all
like

thought
it 
was 
and 
now

have 
to
rethink
it.

Monday, April 7, 2014

love 
is 
bigger
than 
you
if 
you 
open 
your
heart
it
eats
you 
alive
sun 
tea
warm
potato
salad
cold
hose
water
grill
smoke
bug 
spray
grass
the 
sun
glorious
on 
my 
skin

could
rule 
the 
world
with 
it 
or 
sleep  

Sunday, April 6, 2014


stood
in 
the 
yard
with 
the 
scattered
toys 
and 
thought
how 
good 
my 
life 
was
the
night
winds
were
not 
comforting 
they 
sounded
hollow
just 
like
I
felt

Saturday, April 5, 2014

the 
traffic
lights
swayed 
in 
the 
wind
and 
that's 
how

could
see
the 
wind
sway
our 
lives
drifted
apart
then 
of 
all 
things
it's
death 
that 
brought 
us 
together

Friday, April 4, 2014


drove
past
the
library
the 
post
office
the 
old
homes
of 
my
youth

Thursday, April 3, 2014

driving
and 
crying
the 
petals
were
pink
and 
white
the 
grey
river 
shone
all 

sudden
every
goddamned
thing
he 
ever 
said 
came 
back 
to 
me 

Wednesday, April 2, 2014


know 
you
so 
very
well
now
but 
some
day

won't 
know
you 
at
all

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

she
wears
flat
shoes
at
all
times
just
in
case
she
needs
to 
quickly
escape