Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The Kiss


The three
Hours drive left my mind
As I stood
Next to them.
Knowing bliss.

Yielding to stop time,
One sentence altered my joy.
Unraveling the dream.

Knock of my heart grew louder,
Inside the chest of my wounded pride.
Moment erased when you provided a

Cure,
Of thoughtfulness
And kindness. For me
To save face. And
Evermore your deed
Shall stay with me.

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Haight - Ashbury Bound

Take the wild road west,

to where the streets are paved in peace and love.

A multi-state passage.

Through tormented climates,

and rebel truck stops.

Burning diesel through the dawn,

former life left behind in fragments along the highway.

Dreams riddled in petals and shy hues,

yearning to feel that San Fran breeze.

The road flying under my feet.

Each night, its arms open wider, beckoning.

Normalcy and Routine are hitchhiking, I pass them by.

I see the Haight, it's colors looming in the distance.

Folks helping each other.

Loving each other.

The world as it should be.

Upon first step, the energy runs through me.

Catching my breath, I know I am home.

In Darkest Hour

I am a friend of the night.
Waiting for it.
Gladdening my soul when dusk approaches.
In night, my breathing is gladder,
my stride carrying a bit more swag.

I am a friend of the night. 
Dreams lay in waiting, taking
a number right after fantasies.
Activities are better, more devious
and fun.
Used to the sun's brilliance,
reality hides, waiting for the dawn.

I am a friend of the night. 
With its soft breezes and whispers 
of possibility, it helps me put one foot
in front of the other.
As they walk me toward whatever it 
is I call Joy in that moment.

I am a friend of the night.

8/24/12

Leaves on the trees never hoped
to fall to the ground, they'd hoped 
the wind would cradle them to flight.
Above the rooftops, past chimneys of 
smoke and pipes of exhaust fumes
to the careless drifting of clouds, 
to the glory of the sun.

4/8/13

As dusk was sitting in the street of my run, a
car passed, going west as I was heading east. A Latino
with long hair tied back. That didn't get me.
But what did was his eyes. 
In the seconds that ground to a halt,
our eyes met. 
For the briefest of moments,
electricity shocked its way through.
And I could feel his gaze roam over me as
though the eyes were hands. 
And the skin could feel the things 
that'd transpire between us. 
Wicked things, tinged in streaks of
danger and sin. 
Then the light turned green
and he was gone.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

In Darkest Hour

I am a friend of the night.
Waiting for it,
gladdening my soul when dusk
approaches. In night my breathing
gladdens, my stride carries a bit more
sway, my glance a little more wicked.

I am a friend of the night.
Dreams lay in waiting, taking a number
behind fantasies. Activities are better,
more devious and fun.
Used to the Sun's brilliance, Reality hides.
Waiting for the dawn.

I am a friend of the night. With its soft breezes and whispers of possibility,
it helps me put one foot in front of the other. As they walk me toward whatever
it is I call joy in that moment.

I am a friend of the night.

The Kiss

The three
Hours drive left my mind
As I stood
Next to them.
Knowing bliss.

Yielding to stop time,
One sentence altered my joy.
Unraveling the dream.

Knocks of my heart grew louder
Inside the chest of my wounded pride.
Moment erased when you provided a

Cure.
Of thoughtfulness
And kindness. For me
To save face. And
Evermore your deed
Shall stay with me.

Why I No Longer Give Handouts

He stood at the end of the drive-thru,
just before the customers could turn onto North Avenue.
I'd just dropped off kid's friend and I was
in a rush.
I heard him say bless you as I fished
for coins in purse.
When received, the tone quickly changed.
"Oh great, two pennies."
Tinkling as he threw them on the ground.
I just laughed to myself
as I thought, never again.

For My Buddy Bill


Monday morning lived up to it's rep,
having decided to be a total, complete Bitch.
Though the weather was nice,
head too clouded to be thankful for it.
The day making me wary of each passing
minute, immersed in doubt.
Till your presence and gesture chased them all
away. And Monday wasn't a Bitch anymore.
Having turned into just a low-level skank.

Thanks for cheering me up, Buddy

Mansploitation (idea by @culvercat)

Majestic forms of male glory

Abounding through the streets of Charming.

Never is the number of times I'll

Stop looking, admiring their

Presence.

Lovingly glancing upon such

Opulent imagery.

Igniting embers of mental

Temptation that

Always roams

Through me.

Ignition stays heated, always

On,

Never neutral.

The Place Where I Grew UP


The place where I come from had permanent exercise equipment:
the stairs, when the elevator didn't work (which was often).
Laden with a scent of piss that resided in the nostrils,
especially in the
summertime.
Whose lights didn't work on certain floors,
making climbing them an adventure at night.

Kids thought proper English was cursing and slang and faced 2 options -
be hard or die.

Welfare was the Great Father of all, food stamps our currency
and Stock Market.

We lived in high rises full of concrete and steel,
looking through the wire mesh to the battered playground
below reminded me of being in a cage, for only the
briefest of moments.
Built to house many in concentrated areas, the floors went up instead
of out. From a distance the windows of burnt out apartments looked
like a woman's wind-blown raven hair.

If you didn't grow up there, consider yourself lucky.
If you did, the things you saw there changed you.
This place comes back to me in dreams, I go through the gangway to the little doors
where the mail was stored. So I could take it to my Mom's place whose decor never changed. She'd go on eventually to other places, but I only dream of this one:
4444 South ______, Apt. 1305. Thirteen years of my life were spent there. You wont find it now, it no longer exists. But the glimpses are still contained therein.

Samcro Villanelle


Brotherhood bound in ink,
riding in formation, a fearless entity.
They own the streets of Charming.

MC love born in the heart of the Prospect.
For those who are patched, love grows even deeper.
Brotherhood bound in ink.

Behind Church's closed doors,
deeds are annointed and carried out dutifully.
They own the streets of Charming.

Resident in awe of their heroes;
leather-clad outlaws on chrome horses.
Brotherhood bound in ink.

The MC even more home,
than where its members lay their heads at night.
They own the streets of Charming.

Samcro rules the heart,
racing wildly in the blood.
Brotherhood bound by ink,
they own the streets of Charming.

Q Villanelle

Colored shopping currency,
abounding from sources galore;
pieces designed to save.

I started using them sometime last year,
maybe in the spring.
Colored shopping currency.

Only had a few at first.
That I kept forgetting to bring with me.
Pieces designed to save.

Started eyeing the flyers:
Wednesday for groceries, Sunday for drugstores.
Colored shopping currency.

Next, linking sales with coupons
Seemingly impossible but could be done.
Colored shopping currency.

The binder filled, then flowed with them.
In a big cd wallet, sections expanded 3x over.
Pieces designed to save.

On An "MC Run" Villanelle

Road driven actions are of no matter.
Of what the outcome may be.
My love holds fast to you.

The nights without you are dense with time;
wind vain and hollow.
Road driven actions are of no matter.

The clock mockingly functions
at my every glance, yet
my love holds fast to you.

I can only imagine,
the things you must do as
road driven actions are of no matter.

What (and whom) you may see,
fills my sleepless wonder, yet
my love holds fast to you.

A wonder that fades upon
your bike's thunder to my door.
Road driven actions are of no matter.
My love holds fast to you.

For The Trashman

This is for The Trashman. 
He'll make you smile and 
Everything inside the female body throb,

Time and time again.
Rigid, endless wit dominating
Always. 
Searingly true outlook from his
Hacienda of Half Paid Bills & 
Masion Of Brokeness.
Always helping me scrape together coin, 
Never lacking in realness.

Passage of Lost Se(men)

We are gone,
a product of blinding heat
that wandered in a fleeting moment.
The replies were meek,
not fully aware of the language.
Only understanding the color.
Green equals money
and money is always needed.
And so it was taken,
duty was fulfilled.
If only we had known not to hide.
In that place, that night, that moment.
When distant revenge would be exacted
and we would be in the crossfire, hidden.
Cowering in the dark,
unseen, 
until we are gone.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Ode To Samcro


Ode To Samcro
You are rugged, wind whistled at leather cuts. That strike fear in the hearts of outsiders but love in your locals. Dirt, conflict and time strewn into the grooves, the patches proudly tainted with mayhem stains. Samcro born out of unity, brotherhood rising from soldiers together in the Asian jungle. Solution simple. Don’t fit into the world anymore? Create your own.
You are the protective arm around Charming. Full of warmth and affectionate breezes. The keeper of your secrets and deeds. Its heartbeat the throb of your Harleys that flow to the green and white chain link fence.
The MC still standing, through the passage of years, blood wars and wildness. Some faces changing but the mark remains. It stands firm like the Reaper, unflinching and solid.
History unfolding truth from fiction. Verified code for the alternate society. Hovering near the forest of Redwood Trees. Through sweat, will and blood, Samcro lives on, through Charming and beyond.

In The Devil's Bed


In The Devil’s Bed

From a distance, the devil’s bed looks inviting,
comfortable. Like the best bed you’ve ever
seen, ever been made. But when you step closer,
you see the picture changes.

The brass headboard isn’t really brass. For it’s brilliance comes off upon touch. The pillows are full cause they’re filled with rocks that spark and grind.

The comforter filled with worms and spiders, the sheets beautifully lined in patterns of lice and bedbugs. Amid your horrified glance comes the phrase “You’ve made your bed, now lie in it.” And you do, because you and your deeds made it.

BEING SHOVED INTO THE ABYSS (TIG)




He couldn’t help it.
He was just being himself.
Coming to defend a part of his heart, his life.
Usually reprimand was slight,
cause all knew that was simply how he was.
Till the day he came upon someone,
who wasn’t as forgiving.

For Drink


Booze, Hooch, Swill, Liquid Nirvana.

Silkened streams of altered reality, ambrosia that fills
cups of courage, bravado and flirtation.
The bottles stand in grouped lines, a cornucopia of hues.
They smile as the lie in waiting to be chosen.
Or maybe I just think they do. There is a grace within
the internal sway as it moves inside the bottle. In any
given moment, you flow through, heightening the senses,
broadening the limits, till none remain. The lights become
brighter, merging into a dazzling spotlight. Gladness filling
in the blood, heart and every expression.
The elixir roaming freely, unbound and seductive. Libidinous
and carefree thoughts take a seat at the table, each waiting their turn.
Plotting to see who will reign. You dance, poured into the glass.
You are wide as you rise midway from the bottom before settling.
Though all have their preference, I am most fond of amber and crystal
nectars. As I enfold to you, as glass edge you rise to greet me.
Your scent secondary only to your taste. Worthy alone,
I mix you with other solutions to make you even better.
And when the right effect is attained, you’ll sit back, sated.
For your job will be done and you have done it well.

BBOM (BAD BITCHES OF MAYHEM) CREED



WE WILL RIDE. THROUGH CHARMING’S STREETS, 
AVENUES AND BYWAYS. THROUGH BLAZING SUN,
 WILD WIND AND THE TREACHERY  THAT IS LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE WILL PROTECT. THE MEN 
AND THEIR WELL BEING AT ALL COSTS FOR THEY 
ARE HOME. DEFENDING IT AGAINST ALL RIVALS 
WHO DARE TREAD UPON OUR HAVEN. IF THEY ARE 
NOT ONE OF US, THEY WILL BE “DEALT WITH”.
WE WILL CRUSH ALL CROWEATERS THAT DARE
 TO MOVE IN ON OUR MEN. SHOOTING AND SWINGING 
TILL THE GLOCKS SMOKE AND THE RINGS WE WEAR 
ARE TINGED WITH CRIMSON.
AND WE SHALL LOVE OUR WITH EVERYTHING 
WE GOT, TILL THEY ARE SATISFIED. FOR IT IS OUR 
DUTY, OUR PRIVILEGE, OUR HONOR.
THIS IS WHAT WE DO AND THIS WHO WE ARE.
THE BBOM. BAD BITCHES OF MAYHEM.

The Kiss Acrostic

The Kiss (Acrostic Poem)

The three
Hours drive left my mind
As I stood
Next to them,
Knowing bliss.

Yielding to stop time,
One sentence altered my joy,
Unraveling the dream.

Knocks of my heart grew louder
Inside the chest of my wounded pride.
Moment erased when you provided a

Cure.
Of thoughtfulness
And kindness. For me
To save face. And
Evermore your deed
Shall stay with me.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

A Thought

Life is a stranger to oblivion,

but not to certain elements contained within it.

Moments of memories that quicken the pulse,

gladden the soul,

interlock with each other.

Broadening the spectrum of joy,

throughout the passage of one's life.



I believe in oblivion.
Moments frozen in held breath
and happily wild hearts.
You are my oblivion.