opposite of light

vague and shadow. trouble. render. a faded member. not right from left. unseen. shadow. a second body. disembodied. recognize. regulate. the fear, the trauma. written in time. these are not my ancestors. these are not me as martyr. i bite and crumble. never wonder. stinging words hate the counterpart. not your fault. the Other. a useless drama. oncoming traffic. short small words safer than what is behind them. a shadow presence. show down. i will not let you live. a small comfort. given up. give it up. a passing moment. onto the next.

vertigo

vertigo, dizzy, dizziness. ah! i took a ferry last week on wednesday and since then i've been dizzy on land. not terribly, not to the point where i'm feeling sick. (well, as long as i'm not in a car.) just dizzy enough to feel slightly off balance. okay so not too terrible just slightly annoying. maybe if i don't think about it it will go away. it just seems weird to me that five days later i still feel like i'm walking on a boat at sea. ;)

jasper

oh my lovelies, darling freck.
learn a lesson.
a speck a second.
tell me. tell you.
tell every thing that can see.
give witness; magnificence.

brew and boil, stew and toil.
we work each day at these pursuits.
brick by solid brick.

and i can see an eye.
and i can see a child.
and i can see time down the path.

moths, distractions.
i melt them.
consumed in fire that is my simple smile.
oh heaven, let them.
my sparkle eye remembers.

love to blood to skin to essence.
breathe our breath life, no hestitance.
tend the ember.
beauty girl soul,
a chosen creation of consequence.

brick, walk,
will.
hold a steady resonance
as days are readied.

their light i see, jasper
welcome abundance.
these words a totem; a spell, i cast it.

lavender skies

lavendar skies
Originally uploaded by jaki good.

so this is purple. or is it pink. or maybe blue. nope, definitely purple. and i am absolutely not color blind!

baby

full of vitality
Originally uploaded by alikana.

this little baby reminds me of another little baby. well, not so much a baby as a baby soul. some of us are younger than others, even if our physical age speaks to the contrary. it can be seen in the eyes. and in the gait. oh little baby kid. it's okay.

i have been that brother

you will notice vaguely. the marked difference between society and further, more liminal beings. a strident walk. happenstance. a round about succulence. rejected. stuttered. i have been that brother.

at some point you may notice. maybe, at some point, remember. on a regular basis. that which is outside. that which is within. that which is but one. never separate. but one. reticulated.

and the struggle in your mind between war and wisdom. between us and them. between you and me. softens. fades to gray. lessens the tightness which constricts a heart from feeling and an eye from seeing.

the reality of our endeavor. needing each other. needing each other. i have been that brother.

verite

through the open window i find a door.
and there a hunt for a light switch in a room with wood paneling
a silver tea set.
my uncle's tractor.
i've seen this before.
i've known us before.
the inn by the roadside
lobster and telephone booths.
can you take this walk with me
our daughter's heart fills my reverie

sandstone
starfish
sand dollars and the tide returns
fills the car
someone is listening

walk this waking
each breath i know you
and remember again
what i knew before.

and that which i do not understand now
will become clear in time
a tigresse
mileage
somewhat set in confusion

clearly ride out illusions
want my walks want
clearly my path
knows what is right

nose twitches
several severance riches
a talk, a moment, hold the tongue which maims
a body of work lain
light of my life lead on

a quiet walk, verite
sublime wonder