a five minute stroll
from Mcdonalds to my class—
perfectly timed rain
Thursday, March 29, 2007
5am Monday Night (March 26, 2007)
cold breeze teases
it keeps me cool but awake
playing with the leaves
roommates sleeping
everybody is sleeping
except me and tea
like a human heart
my room doesn't stop beating
as the city sleeps
it keeps me cool but awake
playing with the leaves
roommates sleeping
everybody is sleeping
except me and tea
like a human heart
my room doesn't stop beating
as the city sleeps
Indian Buffet (March 22, 2007)
all-day hunger
helps me et my moneys worth
Indian buffet
needy stomach
only one hour remains
before sustenance
winter bicycle
enjoys its final spring
doomed to disposal
brace for impact
as the tests are handed back
pleasantly surprised
helps me et my moneys worth
Indian buffet
needy stomach
only one hour remains
before sustenance
winter bicycle
enjoys its final spring
doomed to disposal
brace for impact
as the tests are handed back
pleasantly surprised
Back to School (March 20, 2007)
counting the due dates
six weeks after spring break
no more school ever
joy and nourishment
just under a dollar—
double cheeseburger
late class tomorrow
sleep without consequence
alarm clock set to four
surprisingly light
night class doesn’t feel like night
until it’s over
lazy sunset
people are cheerful
in the bright dusk
squirrels find treasures
beneath receding ice
box of milk duds
rusty bike chain
academic motivation
—both decompose
six weeks after spring break
no more school ever
joy and nourishment
just under a dollar—
double cheeseburger
late class tomorrow
sleep without consequence
alarm clock set to four
surprisingly light
night class doesn’t feel like night
until it’s over
lazy sunset
people are cheerful
in the bright dusk
squirrels find treasures
beneath receding ice
box of milk duds
rusty bike chain
academic motivation
—both decompose
Monday, March 12, 2007
Spring Break Weekend (March 12, 2007)
a hangover
one remaining memory
first glass of wine
ring of mystery
phone shouting for attention
telemarketer
new batch of tea—
enjoyed in silence
while computer boots
one remaining memory
first glass of wine
ring of mystery
phone shouting for attention
telemarketer
new batch of tea—
enjoyed in silence
while computer boots
Longest Shift Ever (March 9, 2007)
paper cup—
the tea I sip from it
loses something
ambulance screams by
people’s conversation
uninterrupted
ten hour shift
just three hours in
I need a shower
shining sun
snow melting off rooftops
gutter rain
the tea I sip from it
loses something
ambulance screams by
people’s conversation
uninterrupted
ten hour shift
just three hours in
I need a shower
shining sun
snow melting off rooftops
gutter rain
Friday, March 09, 2007
Spring Break (March 8, 2007)
two hours early
double check alarm clock
—back to sleep happy
every day
the trip to school and back
longer than before
last day of school
surrounded by empty seats
spring break starts early?
double check alarm clock
—back to sleep happy
every day
the trip to school and back
longer than before
last day of school
surrounded by empty seats
spring break starts early?
Film Study (March 7, 2007)
warming pavement
overtaking cold snow
arrival of spring
bike without gloves
halfway through the bike ride—
I learn regret
research paper?
I purchase a research book
Finding Betty Crocker
journey in silence
only music of the wind
—broken ipod
micron archival
an artistic instrument
the king of pens
my untied shoelace
I contemplate tying it …
it remains untied
overtaking cold snow
arrival of spring
bike without gloves
halfway through the bike ride—
I learn regret
research paper?
I purchase a research book
Finding Betty Crocker
journey in silence
only music of the wind
—broken ipod
micron archival
an artistic instrument
the king of pens
my untied shoelace
I contemplate tying it …
it remains untied
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Darkness (March 6, 2007)
snow keeps on falling
tracks of my bicycles
—disappearing
unhappiness mounts
parallel to falling snow
Lisa is my plow
empty pockets
I check my bag for chap-stick
My lips cry for help
tracks of my bicycles
—disappearing
unhappiness mounts
parallel to falling snow
Lisa is my plow
empty pockets
I check my bag for chap-stick
My lips cry for help
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