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Saga of a Reach (A Collection of Poems)

  Search on through the buzzing Lights of night For one other fool That makes the sulfur sound Smell like rosy music Playing flowers And we want to ask Our magic how?   The ape inside Play my keyboard mind The tone stings Unspoken instinct withdrawals Under the smile of a friendly rug   But can we find one Or all To embrace this fugly mug?   Call the pieces to fit Because we’re architects And don’t trust magic Over industry.   Hollow out the moon To fix our lonesome eyes Just find that one great fight- Find tongues like tuning forks, Hum at the same tone At the same time, As your vacuum cleaner   Find our souls cleansed in Such the way of povidene iodine   My soul is strained from your Puzzle wear, Because you can’t believe You aren’t right for me- But we are only And are more Than animals,   We drive away, Each, The last of a kind,   Not a puzzle, But a pantheon.   Perhaps oneness is th
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New Years Eve Tradition: Reflection and Resolution

For many of the past 15 years, I have observed my own solitary New Year's Eve tradition. It started when I was 15 and I decided to write New Year’s resolutions for the first time. I made myself a fancy beverage- the first year it was just a mixture of various juices. Many other years it has been a cup of tea fixed up to be a little festive. This year I'm finally having a cup of Oolong tea which I've been craving for the past few months. (I have never been interested in alcohol, but it could easily be that type of fancy beverage if you so desire.) And I sat down to reflect quietly and write my resolutions, before the prized possession of my teen years: An electric typewriter from the 80s. That thing was LOUD. The whole house could probably hear me type.  I have since, donated the typewriter and write my resolutions in my notebooks at the time.  I have found that goal setting and resolutions have become an important part of maintaining my happiness and directing my li
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