Themes
Complete Report
hard to see what’s happening inside
so she feels a need to give complete reports
whenever someone asks
Confusing World (aka Free Country)
Why is the world so confusing? he said
& I said it’s only confusing if you believe
it has to make sense & he looked at me &
shook his head. I can’t believe they let just
anyone have children, he said.
Confusion
It took me a long time, she said,
to stop confusing safety with love.
Connect the Dots
Resorting to connecting the dots this morning
because it was a long night & he needs to do
something really simple to get started again.
Connection
there came a moment in the middle of the song
when he suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room
& after that he never forgot he was part
of something much bigger
Connection (feminine)
there came a moment in the middle of the song
when she suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room
& after that she never forgot she was part
of something much bigger
Connection (we)
there came a moment in the middle of the song
when we suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room
& after that we never forgot we were part
of something much bigger
Conspiracy Theories
Big box filled with the best conspiracy theories of the ’90’s
Comfort
Whenever I go on a trip, I think about all the homes I’ve had
& I remember how little has changed about what comforts me.
Comfort Food
over the years, she filled herself with the best the world could offer,
but she still kept a little place open for frozen peas
Close To The Ground
I still fly a lot in my dreams, she told us,
but I try to stay close to the ground. At my age,
a fall can be pretty serious.
Closed Chapter
thinks of aerobics with the fondness of someone who has decided
it is a chapter now closed in her life
Closet Angel
There are angels everywhere you can imagine.
I saw one hiding in the closet in our bedroom once
& I invited her out, but she said she was waiting
for a friend thank you just the same & next time
I looked she was gone.
Clutter
It gets real cluttered in here
when everybody talks at once, she said
Cold Climate
Does everyone around here pretend they don’t like sex? she said
& I nodded. O, she said, then we should probably not get
to be friends, because I’m going to have to move soon.
Color Blind
What color are souls? she said &
I said, Color isn’t that much of an issue
when you’re talking souls.
Clean House
everybody’s dancing in place because they don’t want to mess up the house since it just got cleaned
Clean Underwear
Make sure you got clean underwear, she always said, in case you get in an accident & I always figured that’d be the least of my worries, but now I’m older & I see there’s a lot you can’t control & some you can control & clean underwear is one of those you can. For the most part.
Clear Choice
I read somewhere that if given a choice between sex & peace of mind, she said, most people would choose peace. Personally, I said, I do fine with a little anxiety.
Clock Crimes
The clock is a conspiracy & a crime against humanity &
I would not own one except I miss appointments without it.