There is a river a block away from where I live. However, the river had long since dried up. Whenever I passed by it, I imagined what this great river looked like in the past. I wondered if I would ever know. Recently, with all the craziness of the world…

A poem

A poem and a tip of my hat to the end of summer nights — after a thousand nights under torn black velvet skies, with the fading of that crimson light, the beat of my heart settled upon the silver shore and i saw the heavens break into iridescent pearls threaded through a soft and holy sight. i broke my teeth and survived a bullet through…

i dipped my feet in honey until my skin became the gold i was seeking. i let the sweetness consume me until, again, the darkness found me. i looked out into the abyss of night until my mind became a mirror reflecting the distant starlight. i stood still amongst the…

i dreamt of daisies, geometric suns surrounded by diaphanous rays of silk petals. the sun was setting in white lavender hues and the daisies swayed peacefully in front of a lonely brick building, with a sign that read, sunrise liquor. i plucked one and then its petals, scattering them into the…

inside me there is some sand, soft piles upon a wooden floor. it is quiet, but for the ruffle of leaves that dance with the gentle intervals of a slight summer breeze. the windows are all open and light pours in as golden veils. i reach out my hand toward the light and…

my memory curves along the highway down the coast of LA to san diego, unfurling in colors of lavender and blue grays. there are wildflowers dancing on our right and mountains sleeping on our left. …

On the Hill of Sorrow blooms a single black rose, cursed to live until the last drop of water has turned to stone, doomed with isolation and breathing sighs as dark clouds crawl and thunder roars in the sky. …

Last night, I had a dream you were angry and you grew ten times your size. You walked through the gray town feeling out of place. Everyone stared but you didn’t care as you stomped through the streets. I followed you to the seaside past a metal fence with vines…