Posts Tagged ‘time’
another day, another loss, another half-hearted attempt at optimism
baby be brave
be bold and be strong
it’s not as bad as you think
sometimes the suffering
seems so severe
it sends you right to the brink
but try not to tumble
or turn toward the hurt
time can repair how you ail
whatever your woes are
it could be worse
it’s not like your onion bagel’s stale
22
11 2009
today
today the sun’s a bagel
it toasts as it descends
golden yellow
burning orange
fire coil red and then
i look away
i close my eyes
and yet i see it still
but what was once the breaded ring
has now become the hole
and in my mind
the sky is full
of onion flavored dough
i’ll savor every moment, for this vision soon must go
i’ll savor every moment, for this vision soon must go
04
10 2009
Soon
Soon is slippery
It’s well-oiled dough
It may rise fast
Or take ages to grow
Soon is layered
Though tasty at first
The bigger your bite
The greater your thirst
Soon is deceptive
A hole baked in bread
The promise of fullness
That’s empty instead
Soon is crooked Like my furrowed brow Though I’ll see you soon, I miss you right now
Soon is crooked Like my furrowed brow Though I’ll see you soon, I miss you right now
09
09 2009
Four
For four years now my bagel’s been the best I’ve ever had,
She’s nourished me through sick and health, through times both good and bad
Sometimes her skin gets toasty brown, but usually it’s pale, It’s soft and smooth and appetizing, anything but stale
Her onions can be spicy, and they also can be sweet, But any way you slice them, they’re the kind I like to eat
Our past four years have flown by faster than a toaster’s ding, Still I can’t wait to get a taste of what our next ones bring
Sometimes her skin gets toasty brown, but usually it’s pale, It’s soft and smooth and appetizing, anything but stale
Her onions can be spicy, and they also can be sweet, But any way you slice them, they’re the kind I like to eat
Our past four years have flown by faster than a toaster’s ding, Still I can’t wait to get a taste of what our next ones bring
