published on VerseWrights 05/22/15
two faces facing east and west
two faces looking front to back
two faces coming and going
knowing where you’ve been
knowing where you’re going
unsure of where you are
one head, facing opposite directions
two faces competing for a mind
two faces with eyes that never meet
two faces denying the existence of the other
concealed behind countenance
hidden from the present moment
one face hiding behind the other
one head, of tragedy and comedy
two faces facing north and south
two faces looking up and down
two faces coming and going
knowing a tether to the ground
knowing an infinity in space
unsure of where you place
birth to grave, with no middle
two faces to go the distance
two faces is all you get
two faces and just one neck
Monthly Archives: July 2014
fireworks II
fireworks
under the golden watering can
in blue mountain monastery
mantis sends prayers to the sky
“protect the baby birds”
winds come, to visit chimes
in the ghosts of children
through the twisting leaves,
flashing tops and bottoms
the sky is brightly polished
by the cleansing cold front
and the moist blanket is lifted
the doe wants for wings
just inside the shaded forest
when the hawk is on the ground
green dragonflies loop random
to avoid the largemouth bass,
breaking surface tension
with a splash of death
as hysterical swallows circle
black snake eats the babies