fill me
with warm soup
ladled from your
percolating heart
i crave the broth
that only you brew
because you know
my likes and aversions
without asking
the
whims of
my fickle tastebuds
you dissipate
with a salve
of patience
hold the spoon
up to my lips
and gently pour
into my
longing soul
quickly catch those
mischievous runaway
dribbles
with the
softest
cloth
and a smile
too
why i turn to
this blissful nourishment
so rarely
i can't explain
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
if you think of yourself
as a body
then it's easy to believe
that you are distinct from other
bodies
look again
through the strongest
magnifying glass
and your garment
crumbles
squint
and you'll see
a whack of empty space
with the occasional planet
whizzing by
every knot tells
the story of the universe
written in full
like a fractal in bloom
dripping with fresh paint
of all fabrics
the cloth of creation
was sewn out of retina
so it could
behold itself
in eerie
wonderment
and as the edges tatter
and fray
the threads are
moistened in His lips
passed again
through the eye of a holy needle
to take new shape
in His marvelous carpet
as a body
then it's easy to believe
that you are distinct from other
bodies
look again
through the strongest
magnifying glass
and your garment
crumbles
squint
and you'll see
a whack of empty space
with the occasional planet
whizzing by
every knot tells
the story of the universe
written in full
like a fractal in bloom
dripping with fresh paint
of all fabrics
the cloth of creation
was sewn out of retina
so it could
behold itself
in eerie
wonderment
and as the edges tatter
and fray
the threads are
moistened in His lips
passed again
through the eye of a holy needle
to take new shape
in His marvelous carpet
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
I look at you
and I can't stop
stupidly
grinning and
it's starting to ache
my arms are at my sides
so you can't see
the sweat
that betrays
my giddiness
i hear
the hummmm
of one billion synapses
assembling a worthy
tidbit
to offer you
when it's my turn to speak again
but for now
i'm breathing slowly
i'm listening to you
looking at you
luxuriously
your neck
then
your chin
i agonize over
how to spend
this chance to linger
do i choose
your lips
or
your eyes?
and I can't stop
stupidly
grinning and
it's starting to ache
my arms are at my sides
so you can't see
the sweat
that betrays
my giddiness
i hear
the hummmm
of one billion synapses
assembling a worthy
tidbit
to offer you
when it's my turn to speak again
but for now
i'm breathing slowly
i'm listening to you
looking at you
luxuriously
your neck
then
your chin
i agonize over
how to spend
this chance to linger
do i choose
your lips
or
your eyes?
Sunday, July 19, 2009
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