Talk Stories

One after another Sheets of metal fall from my lips Slicing the corners of my mouth As they clatter to the ground Symbols etched in silver Canvased anguish Purposeful debris Manufactured for them to see Even under a microscope They struggle to decipher The sigils of unsung history Of the ambivalence of death ‘Eureka!’ they shout in unison Handshakes flutter across the room Pleased with their accomplishment Misread, misint...

  All the ‘grown-ups’ were gone, but no one was interested in re-starting the card game. At Amy’s suggestion, the guys fixed something to drink while she grabbed some snacks. Provisions in hand, they went out into the warm night air on the screened-in back porch. To keep from attracting bugs, they left the lights off. Except for the glow from inside the house, it was dark.To no one’s surprise, Mark got the conversation ro...

some grow old some never age some are bought  some are sold some talk  some walk some fight  some write some change some stay the same some are different some are just plain some fade some gain some learn  some play some stand  some fall some scream some breathe some act  some think some win some accept defeat

The telephone ringsI see it's himMy hands are not shakingMy nerves are like steelHe starts right off Like he always doesBefore I say helloThe same put downsThe same old stuffI listen and then smileUntil he winds downThen ask him, pleaseTo hear me outNo more will I hear and believeHis words are not lawHe will not control meWith all of his callsAs I tell him my feelingsI don't hold backI'm finally free of his holdHis mind g...