Archive | October, 2022

Near-threatened

3 Oct

Photo by Shardar Tarikul Islam

When I list out people that

I admire,

You appear and flicker fade

like candle fire.

I’m constantly returning to

our memories.

I’m fighting this aggressiveness

with apathy.

I’m looking through your words like

lost and found,

searching for some themes

to rally ’round.

Yeah there’s nothing I want more than

a little love,

seemingly unattainable.

A couple of

in decline Bobwhite quail

myopically

pulling feathers from our tails.

Ungracefully,

I’m fighting to keep the world from

feeling so small.

I’m still just sleeping with

the cameras on.