on the road

day of indulgent
research
where do you
leave me now
day turn night
dark consume light
the glory of the setting sun
observed from third floor roost
to capture beauty
with just three pencils
primary attempt
feeble execution
despite the musical
chance
to be.free
I find I lack
the confident elocution
to be.me
memory :
called to the front of class
for your peers act out these verbs : to run
to jump
to walk
now
be
frozen
sense of mediocrity
am I the butt of some obscure joke? 
i live in the question
it's this bear I poke
I find in you
a reflection
I respect
some one who
responds.asks not
just what I expect
love is a dynamic give&take
I've tried to be good
look back- 
how much did I break? 
to love & return.naked
for whose sake? 
heart of mine
speak softly
to parting lips
let distance
take shape
informed by the source
at the end of each day
all I desire is embrace
scent of man.familiar
foreign
a kiss above
forehead
eyes that see me.take me
in
this verse
one prayer
love
begin

i return
my heart
to the
human
world
angel
most high
you terrify
yet here i
stand
one palm
out open
hand
the other
pressed
to beat
heart.breast
i pledge
my dream
to you
in word
&vision
you grant
me grace
where do
you dwell
which here
of space
each syllable
unfit attempt
to suture
gap b/w
heaven&
hell sent
yisrael
i recall
i wrestled
too&in mind’s
eye saw
red below
meet white
in blue
pinned
forehead
to bedstuy
ground
it is in me
the two
do meet
everywhere
i find my feet
inevitable
to err
still
easy to
forgive
in the
one of all
me.myself
&mine
divine
o human
heart
valves
&chambers
room&
board
on earthly
plane
muscle
returns
each pain
&joy
there is
no place
that isn't
home

have i
words
to thread
tapestry
tonight
or have i
consumed
my last
poetic
appetite
can i create
with integrity
human that i
continue
to be
when will
i outgrow
the side of me
few close ones
know
&i will not
lie to you
i am not
enlightened
yet
though
i sang of
perfection
it comes
with a
silent
suffix
(im)
the truth
of our
common
ground
i stand
in judgment
of my self
and find
sometimes
i don’t
measure
uP
i dare
compare
this I
to joAn
who w/o
question
or despair
answered
the call
&lead the
charge
while still
this me
cowers
before
- promise -
i’ll rise
to meet
the day
i know
there is
no other
way
i trust
i’m never
late
but still
now.here
i hesitate
long for eyes
my words to
consummate
for ears
to hear
lips
respond
tonight
let me be
the space
between
all one ever
wants is
to feel
seen

i think
of tho(ugh)t[h]
as night
turns
to day
one more
poem
soft-spoken
into ear.hands held
close.close.close
my illfated sonnets
raw.naked.lace&skin
his of bodies
tangled.tight
above desires
i am--not quite
others.in reverie,
dance around
beyond.sculpted
wooden goddess
dismantled --
the take down
--i sat knee to knee
with a bearded he
tasted a new tongue
ardently
then sUn rose
enlightened day
music pulled me
to my feet
hips&limbs
moved to the beat
met kindred spirits
on the floor
periphery-one man
wanting more
the trend
what i begin
i swiftly end
transience
law of the
THING
reflect

i find
i fall
again
this time
in rhyme
let lIght
flood in
feel the rush
hallowed hush
point to page
life of sage
choose what's wise
connect all eyes
let flow
the words
trust
know
i get to
BE
me

half moon reflect

against morning blue
each street I take

i turn to you
the savage or the sage
w(h)i(t)ch of me creates rage
wild.child.tree i am
explore stars above

love.god[damn]
home.here.earth.i'm of&in
no regrets.just life.not sin
hold with those who favor fire
life.behind.funeral pyre
to grow&change

nature needs death
prudence

favors.savors

breath