Conversation

I tried to tell you how wonderful you are...

Did my words come out right?

I tried not to...

I could talk about some things,
I can write about anything,
I should listen to more things,...

in the doctors waiting room
i overheard
an assortment of ailments
of a broken old bird...

A handful of togethers
Thrown into the inky skyllet*
Hoping to be moon-heated just right....

You make me feel yellow
You make me feel y-e-l-l-o-w
Nd i wouldnt trade it for the world...

A builder, building dreams in the form of bricks and cement
Helping families have warmth and a...

They talked all at once to me,
I shook my head yes,turned and shook my head no,
I said yes to...

It was a few days after the 9/11 attack (2001),
when I ran into my Queens NY neighbors,
Jill...

(circa 2016)

My wife’s first language is Tagalog.
English is the second language...

Words burst out like wayward bullets,
wounding confidence,
piercing innocent souls...
...

Had that drink
smoked that pipe
popped that pill
sought refuge
between strange...

When will I go to Heaven?

When God calls you home...

Will God call me on the telephone?...

I once had a conversation,
With a very dear friend of mine.
And I asked her if wounds heal,...

She hasn’t yet arrived
And already speaks of leaving.
All I could do was
To just sit...

I am sorry i am not like you mommy
I am sorry that i cant adore your concepts about life
I am...

Table, chairs two
whiskey, cigarette glow
the Devil and I
time we had a sitdown....

Following her footsteps
I gently collect each footprint
Tuck them in between leaves
...