Veterans gathered up to the stage
some kneeling from wounds, most coming of age...In...

I can count them easier after the
breakdowns, and I don't mean...

I can open her eyes from being
shut from our world-an instance...

The letter was short and to the
point-sharpened words that...

Just one strand dangling like
a lost balanced trapeze artist...

The hectic pace was less frantic
when Isabella was here-working...

Evening blushes that sent the moon
astray into the cascading cloud...

There we were again, at the mutual
point of breaking-and we tried to...

I won't neander around like a
neanderthal, hanging my head low...

Twisting black smoke arose from
the neighbors chimney, swirling...

When all else fails, we gave up-
Gave up everything, no longer...

Always coming back with a cool one-
liner, to make myself seem useful...