Imposter

A monster they say?
Humans are so gullible.
Eeek! Here comes Nessie!

Dorks in Love

I may be a dork
But I am loved by a dork
Happy dorks in love.

Deep, the Desert Darkness

Deep, the desert darkness
Lays soft along my shoulders.
Gently it seeps into my breath
And stills my blood and mind.
Like an old friend it comforts me
And bids me unburden my heart.

Moonless, I see by starlight
After the fire has died.
The outlines of my canyon walls
Could be stripes behind my eyelids.
In this place, so thick and still is the black,
I could sleep with eyes open.

The moon rises, a herald, just before the sun
Its white a sweet and silent warning.
Soon the orb illuminating the horizon
Will once again sear these ancient stones.
Fundamental. Water and shelter, my only need.
Discovery, my only reason for being.

Poorman's House

You know you've done enough
When every bone is sore.
You know you prayed enough
When you don't ask anymore.

You know you're coming to
Some kind of understanding
When every dream you dreamed
Is past and you're still standing.

From Poorman's House by Patty Griffin

Song of the Cicada

The high machine sound
Screaming cicadas announce
Summer; hot and loud

Mercy

I'm at your mercy.
Now. But don't get used to it.
I'm not a pleaser.

Self-Scuttled

Fear covers us and
To save ourselves from drowning,
We sink our own ships.

Practiced Pain

Fickle pins prick
Smooth white linen
Drawing tiny red dots
Ignored and well-hidden
Two...four...six...then eight
How long can she wait
To whom can she cry
When the  blood  is
Too much to deny