The Things We Did Not Bring

The Things We Did Not Bring

I don’t think I ever brought my sotto to your voce, my custom to your fit,my ultra to your marine.I know you did not bring your vice to my versa,your soft shell to my crab,your burnt to my umber.We’re both to blamefor the meager flame of our knock-down love,with its...
Palimpsest: Painting her again

Palimpsest: Painting her again

I keep scraping the canvasAnd painting him over againBut he keeps slipping away—Edward Hirsch Putting her fragmentsTogether in yetAnother way Turning her differently-agedProfiles this direction and thatSo as to see new things In different lightsEven though the...
The Self-organizing Universal Nail Salon

The Self-organizing Universal Nail Salon

As the young, slight, male manicuristdeftly massages my hand, we turn our headsin opposite directions as if such pleasurebetween strangers were unseemly in light of everyday suffering. But who am Ito believe that broken things might noteven now be making their way...
Prayer (Song) for Magic

Prayer (Song) for Magic

Prayer (Song) for Magic [Introduction]17-year-old Trayvon Martin fatally shot by 28-year-old George Zimmerman17-year-old Jordan Davis fatally shot by 45-year-old Michael Dunn18-year-old Michael Brown fatally shot by 28-year-old police officer Darren Wilson12-year-old...
Lesson at the Checkpoint

Lesson at the Checkpoint

Please be advised that snow globes are not allowed through the security check point.                                                           —LaGuardia Airport sign Is this because of the snow? Or because of the little housesthat nestle inside the snow? I imagine it...