Names scrimshawed onto paper Promises tattooed with a stick into sand Faith  relentlessly mouths assurance  Through terrifying intersections of flesh and truth So still somehow  love's understood. * (April 27) ... read more

She called it instrumental percussive thunder cadence drilling on the roof misty white noise paradiddle the perfect improvisational splatter and yes, she sang like a bird. * (April 26)     ... read more

Perched alone hollow-boned  at the wall she hauled every-blessed-thing she thought should be hers up and over the ledge then flew over Gehenna. * (April 25)     ... read more

She read the prayer, imagined obsequious volume proper to the font, capitals and punctuation(!), guardedly tested AMEN (point two font only), deafening the room. * (April 24)     ... read more

Giving the gate  a side-of-the-foot boot she shook-screamed its blind-deafness sauntered away head up angry resilience not a path, not anything but direction.  * (April 23)         ... read more

Ripping away what's longed for from what's given first day of a new life what you leave evaporating  from who you are. * (April 22)     ... read more

Skin Keeps in  Holds out Shivers and sweats Scars tug and twist the bones Body and soul's embrace still never touches. * (April 21)     ... read more

Frictionless doesn't occur to gales or hail or prayer's aegis. It exists in the calm still vast lake  of after-ness. * (April 20)     ... read more

Heat and smoke filled choice Insatiable need intersects MUST and CAN'T What happens when faith Suddenly swallows All fear. * (April 19)     ... read more

She burned regret water pail nearby. Staying long after ashes  she hauled her tears home to warmly wash. * (April 18)     ... read more

Unchanging Rockpale arms uplifted eons of binding and loosingechoing pleas not looking downreflecting above. * (April 17)     ... read more

The good oath tumbledaround her mouth. Tasting words: I willforgive. Both blood and bread. *(April 16)     ... read more