i don’t

…and around this corner

a crushing normalcy.

long gray streets creep into the heart.

pragmatic, necessary, boring.

orange night skies…a dull murmor of heavy motors.

the night whispers everything, and the day says nothing.

y aquí te espero.

en esta tumba de lo banal. aquí te esperaré.

(taken from an old blog post.  Tuesday, February 15, 2005. unedited.)

my house doesn’t make any sense.
i pay. i eat. i sleep. i stay.
my house was built before i was born.
i watch. i meddle. i swoon. i don’t pray.

living my time: i grasp. i reach. i tried.
the sun before it rises still is bright somewhere,
out there in outer space.
it burns hot for no one and all.

(written Sept. 3  2009)

champagne laugh

amarillo

a escribir. la tarea.
el hecho. la verdad.
santos. heridos.
piel. sabor.
mujer. séptima.
vocina. rasposo.
hambre. aire.
cámara. lleno.
piso. botón.

(taken from an old blog post.  Monday, October 09, 2006. unedited.)

le dormeur du carrefour

mon ignorance sur le sujet était souligné quand je t’ai dit que c’était vous.
our coincidences made rendez-vous, when I always seemed to run into you.

i live in a world of sudden meaning and passing sadness.
of transient culture and epiphanic minutiae

(taken from an old blog post.  Monday, March 05, 2007. edited.)