Monday, July 15, 2013

just

Why do we turn the pages backward when we know there's so much tripping and stumbling over all the faces we've kissed, voices we've clung to and smiles we've smiled back at?

Saturday, June 22, 2013

i am your transit

i am the one
in between times

i was here, always
when you were passing by

i forget, passing
doesn't mean stay

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

blog stalking

i found this amazing, amazing blog that went by a name like 'afternoon tea' and can't find it any more :(

ebb

the tide has turned again
we're walking backward

Monday, June 10, 2013

the wheel

it's time to do this again-
destroy
each other
with
each other

i'm the wonk in love

love
was meant for us
only
when we weren't present

during absences
it teaches
a little sense

during presence
it's almost
only visceral 

Friday, June 7, 2013

The Phoenix



Bangkok raises
itself
from the ashes
every time i fall
Sometimes
it's the whitewashed walls
of the hospital room
where i come back to life

At other times
it's the sky
reliving itself
on canal waters

Zuberi and I

I asked: Do heartbreaks hurt less as we age?  You said: I think as you get older - the current heartbreak is not as intense, but the collect...