The lonely bones of a realist
are trapped beneath emblems, analogies, and...

Car rides between us are rare,
so this morning was a pleasant surprise...

Bathroom door locked, faucet on full blast...
blood spotting on arms, tissue paper wrapped...

If I don't say (something), I'm not sure how I...
my head up, letting the sun give me premature...

Sometimes it's just as simple as life and death
because you don't know this but I've been...

It is me against the world, painting circles and...
shapes as I close my doors, calling you perfect...

You are a person I trust.
Year after year, my memory...

... is not the number of stars,
or poems, or sunsets I've neglected...

You may know me as a five foot seven
kindred spirit, expressing love to strangers...

When I was young, being watched from pale
shorelines of New Zealand, I never believed...

"I'm sorry", he bellowed, over and over...

We are trained to question, always question
in order to analyze the needs they walk in with...