She appraises herself in silence and laughs when I touch her. What stops your tongue? From tasting, from twirling? Ears are gluttonous and cannot be sated. Don’t cork them with silence. Caress them with soft tyranny, lick them with your wishes, fill them with your dreams to make reality. A list or a catalog. Alphabetical [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Silence’
A Poem In Silence
Posted in Poetry, tagged inspiration, muse, Poetry, Silence, sound, Woman on January 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Dead Languages
Posted in Poetry, tagged once was love, relationship, Silence, Words on June 18, 2009 | 6 Comments »
When our voices stopped we realized the silence of the car. Even the usually fickle transmission was a silent assassin. Her fingers moved like conspiracy as she tapped an uncomfortable beat into her expensive purse. I rolled the window down to let breath into the void. She cursed loudly and hit me. The car jerked [...]
Briser Mon Existence En Deux
Posted in Poetry, tagged death, life, Silence, Words on June 8, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Put your fingers to your lips and peddle to the gas while our tiny car whips air against your rebelling face, my telling face, and your hair. Such are our day trips when days are so long that speaking of satisfaction is a betrayal. Such that each word resembles the 2nd mouth, the 9th circle, [...]
Notes on the Mount
Posted in Poetry, tagged Faith, History, hope, Humanity, New Testament, Old Testament, Religion, Silence, sorrow, Tears, Time on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The last thing she removed from her travel bag were the tissues she used to wipe my face. To wipe her face. Tissues from Austria. Tiny little surrender flags to quell a flood – a flood older than Noah and his boat. And could you imagine the tears he cried when on solid ground again [...]
In The End of Things… We’d Do It Again. Even If Its Because We Must.
Posted in Poetry, tagged life, Poetry, Silence on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today a long drive didn’t cure my fear Nor the insomnia it breeds. A round trip ticket across the universe to here Gave me more dreams to leave To those with enough doubt to sleep. A shaking hand sifts through pills The treasure map said there would be answers there. My hands marked with an [...]
Sound Waves
Posted in Poetry, Villanelle, tagged fear, Humanity, Poetry, Silence, Villanelle on April 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The prospect of silence frightens me Stone, upon stone, upon stone Human beings are opposed to tranquility. A man, having lost the wind, dies at sea waves crash, bringing his body home The prospect of silence frightens me In the garden cave we were all free Left unshackled by the unknown Human beings are opposed [...]
