closer
relegated to attempts
it seems as though
my prime
will be spent
shopping in circles
furnishing a house
of contradiction
my fingers
too large to caress you
my quick breaths
voyeuristic gales
gestures too grand
everything clumsy
adoring
distant
futile and coarse
without the peace
that comes from scale
I buy a tiny lamp
with hope of
illumination and warmth
sometimes
the world
is the smallest world
in the world
closer
© Tom Watters 7/10/09
Here are a couple of photos from Louisiana and Mississippi in Late June
Here’s a beautiful building in Minneapolis, MN designed by Frank Gehry. Minneapolis is a beautiful town, with great art.
from which bottle
was this transience released
this idea of companionship
fed to a confusion of pairing
which calendar of flavor
gave this mocking assessment
found us embarrassed
wearing white after labor day
whose open mouth
danced wetly, without prejudice
sang embroidered words
then formed excuses of betrayal
what wooden wheel
carts the season back
blooming again as expected
like guys and dolls do
on broadway
© Tom Watters 5/5/09
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