As quiet as a whisper And as sudden as time Just as thorns upon a flower Are as sneaky as a crime A never-knowing anticipation

They breathe, But are they truly living? Little muscle, Stretched skin tight against the b… Their hips protrude,

Deep roots push through the earth Tearing old soil Spreading wide Searching for moisture Its life fuel

Smooth and slow, And inch by inch Far away we seem no different But soon we’ll all transform Maybe for a greater good

And I stop. A river perfected by breaks aloft… Depthless; passing fragments. And so the cascades fall, Saving my desire that any can main…

Their needles pierce me, Forcing my body to obey. Cold and stiff, My arms begin leaving me; Turning into nothing

Golden and cheerful, His beak reflects the sun. Chirping and singing, All for his loved one. He sings the day away.

As my body wraps around you, my brain can not. I can read you. The cover, The title page,

I crossed the stars to talk to you And never looked both ways. I used no maps, no GPS, No person’s word or say. I simply crossed the galaxy

Out of sight Out of mind, they say. But they who say it Must not have been in love And lived with distance.

My heart is a locket That I keep upon a chain. Close it is forever,  And forever it shall stay. I keep you in there with it

Dot to dot A rhythm of dots From here to there All for what? How are we satisfied by the

On top the counter Within a cage The dearest songbird sat Perked and quiet Without a sound

The machine, Pulling and tugging at the squares… Each one individual, But molding to one another. The ch-ch-chugging of the needle s…