I’ve been here before,tasted it, kept it, smelled it.I’ve put on these slacks before,one leg at a time, with steady hands and sturdy feet.It’s a recurring situation. I forget my keys, and vital information I can’t counton ten fingers or ten toes.There are many masks, and I don’tknow their names or rememberthe faces to their…

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This is before the actual storm lands,twisting and ripping, turning all the people in the pathupside down and inside out.We are waiting for the calm to happen after the menacingclouds move past us,and the rotten smells disappear. These are the stolen moments of my past,getting rid of them,no longer causing me pain,I am standing here…

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The piano plays hundreds of chords.In my mind, I see you clearly.My hand presses on the jelly filled donut.Here comes out the berry red flavoring.Lick my fingers clean.Press down harder.Make me feel the pain.Here I come to see what is wrong.The untuned black and white keys slant sideways.No good song comes out of happiness.The squished…

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Do you want more ketchup with your burger and fries?This was the question the waiter asked.It was the wrong question at the wrong table.It was always the wrong question, and you knew this.But you were too stubborn to admit the truth.I don’t want to say stupid.You only used this as way to compromise your life.I’m…

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