lingering light of lost lives
reflected in moments unspoken
tears arise from the earth
for those still living
among erida’s children
tears
officer-involved shooting…
without restraint
the living
become
the dead
a pregnant mother
becomes
a police shooting
her children
become
orphans
without restraint
the orphans
become
the living dead
their mother’s
touch
a memory
wrapped
in tomorrow’s hate
and
tomorrow’s hate
grows
without
restraint
dismantling safety…
whatever god’s yours
i ask that your prayer is
god save the people
routine treatment…
a child with cancer
parents standing at clinic
residue of tears
beside eyes of desperate hope
that more tomorrows will come
postponements…
life’s faded
to-do list
held in hands
marred
by time
once strong line
discolored
by
hope’s tears
over the years
promises
made
and sought
now
for naught
an
old man
his mirror
a last friend
random pages found on the floor #10…
the rains came early
like a flood of tears from god
cold like envy’s kiss
unsheltered i walked alone
longing for your gentle touch
the funeral awakes…
each
of
the tears
that press
tight
against
your skin
is
a memory
of the life
we now
mourn
some
like youth
move quickly
from eye
to chin
others
like
a first kiss
slowly
move
from eye
to lips
salty
but
sweet
others
like
random memories
move without
true course
to the ground
falling without
a single sound
and there
they
stay
like all
who leave
the womb
