Category: Poetry & Prose
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the woods

i, the woods ‘- justify your loveor tell us that we’re somethingthe woods oppressin’ darkness that felt forever lasta fever rest forgiveness that had dwelt before it passed too soon forgiveness is the floodto start again or somethingwhere streams and meadows spilt into the days i had amassedmemories and lessons my hands were made to…
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the lakes
the lakes reading the glassif it isn’t i’m pastdrowning the fields, i’ll settle it’s got to be the farmers gonewe said it won’t be very longwe watered the plantswe gave it a chanceso what’s left to anticipate? and it can’t be very longno, it can’t be very longif it’s on the water i can see…
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simsalabim

i was living like a dreamsometime between now and two thousand seventeen i’d come back to where it slippedbedside blues and a final script i took the pen and i wrote a songabout a innocent man who got it wrong a grievance borne while he was youngthat killed his soul and held his tongue a…
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this wonderful design _ 3

_ no. 3this wonderful design shining like historythe sun is a mysteryi couldn’t hide / / this wonderful design / if you should know,i’m a faithful guyoh, but the lengths /i’ve gone to stay afraid time to be brave!
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i’ve got you on my mind, giver _ 2

_ no. 2i’ve got you on my mind, giver i’ve got you insidei made sure to keep you closei’ve got a heavy mindi can’t tell you where it goes i said it’s blue and redsaid i’ve been living like a fool mightdon’t tell me how to fix it upif it’s chrome then it’ll floatif it’s…
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godspeed, you animals! _ 1

_ no. 1godspeed, you animals! HOLY, HOLY, HOLYLORD GOD ALMIGHTY_all of humanity praiseour bones are wetour hearts are fullour blood is invariably yours perfect in powerperfect in powerperfect in powerperfect in powerperfect in power all thy works shall praise thy name _all bones dried outall hearts cried outall blood is in thy name _God of…
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そして私は走った

そして私は走った/at once i ran PRINTS (IN DESCENDING ORDER)FOR GAP by Rich StapletonTOTTORI by Hideaki HamadaDISTANT DRUMS by Hideaki HamadaTOTTORI by Hideaki Hamada
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memory gospel
1 M E M O R Y G O S P E L ₁ I can’t begin to explain the first story that brought me here, into the middle of the desert, looking at stars. ₂ I can’t speak clearly anymore, there’s something holding my tongue and it’s bound me.₃ When I speak, it is…
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how do i know you

on the path to Damascus at the dimming of the dayPaul laid down his armamentand God walked his way what a failure of reasonwhat a reasonable choiceto walk in a directionbut to stifle your voice was Paul not a martyrnor did he murder a fewwhat service or sacrament i coud sit in a pew to…