I think some men drink
for the liquid courage they need
to stand up & face their kids
I’m sorry your Dad died
I wish it didn’t have to hurt
& I can’t in good conscience tell you
that all things pass
Some things last forever
they change shapes
or we change around them
You are like that
I am like that
Tom Waits is like that
& your Dad is like that too
There ain’t nothing to miss but time
& time ain’t going anywhere
You & Me, Tom Waits & your Dad,
nobody is going anywhere
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it has rained all day
ReplyDeleteit was raining when i woke up
i think it was raining as i slept
and just now the sky has opened
and buckets of water are falling
on seeds i just planted
seedlings i just tended
plants i just potted
they are swimming.
they may drown.
the sky has opened up
and buckets of water are falling.
i’m watching the soil wash away
from the root of the grass
watching the topsoil peel back
from the tree roots in my front yard
watching all the sowing done by nature
be undone even quicker
the cars just don’t stop coming
as the sky has opened up
and buckets of water are falling
on this secondary thoroughfare
the storm is on top of me
according to the thunder wrapping
and the lightning lighting my door
the sky has opened up
and buckets of water are falling
falling. falling. falling.
the sky has opened up
and buckets of water are falling
and while i still have power
i’ll keep mixing cocktails
and watching from my front porch.