Discounted Poetry

You are my sometimes. You take my world inside And breathe it out Imperfect,  But a little cleaner. Twenty years I’ve journeyed To find you coy. Should sails inflate And take me on,  Or do you wait Anxious on shores Oblivious? Although I know You’re toxic. - 7/29/26

I knew from how I made you shake Earthquake An avalanche Down over me Was imminent. I didn't see Cascades of white And ice Would drive me Out of reach.  - 7/14/26

Some rainy evenings are a tongue, And some are teeth. Tonight's an open mouth. The universe and all its mysteries Are tangled underneath her ears Along the back of her neck. Although in this all-prevailing sheet of shadow, I am stunned in awe Yet none the wiser, Blindfold fallen only for a moment. - 7/13/26

You thought you made a friend And suddenly your world Sufficient, Adequate. Your friend is gone, And all is threadbare, Pockmarked, Barren. The stranger with the narrow underwater eyes Abundant Grins, A secret words are rags To clothe, Beginning. - 7/7/26

I know you hold the hours Carefully. I'm not enough For them, But even misers Drop a penny For a piece of candy Now and then. - 7/6/26

"I need a lover. Humans cannot tickle well themselves, And my arms don't reach The itchy parts across my back. My conversation proves impoverished With only my own husky voice." I ask about romance and love. She smiles at me gently, Suddenly aware of how naïve I am. - 6/29/26