writing

what is this "writing"?

it is just that --

one letter following another

meaning seems to have

escaped me

not that I meant something

in the first place

chickens squawk

the farmer's axe

maybe 2

 on maybe afternoons

the sun lights every possible path

could be this, could be that

good and/or bad

I'm down for the infamy

up for the epiphany

this could be erroneous math

I'm making my predictions

based on phantom predilections 

Amelie (the Cleveland theater production)

the nearness of a father

and of a mother

compromised

for fear of illness

(closeness)

control and isolation

(the beat of her heart

suppressed)

 

father touches her

once a month, when he

a doctor

takes her vitals

 

mother teaches her

at home

Zeno's Paradox

-- as you approach your goal

   you will reach half the distance

   and continue to reach

   only half, and half again

   never quite arriving at it

 

Amelie, an enigma

a warm soul

in a straitjacket

can touch anyone

gladden their heart

but lets no one

touch her