“Student Jobs”
You blink once and you’re
Already saying goodbyes,
Leaving your badge,
Having your last free beer,
Walking away from the job
You thought you hated –
And here you are
With your heart aching.
“Moving”
Empty rooms, only memories remain
Shadows from before now lost in time
I will not stay even if I could
I am leaving now, this time for good
Home, I called you for many years
Inside, I loved, laughed and cried many tears
Learned some, forgot more, had many firsts
I am leaving now, it’s my hurt that hurts
Shallow is what used to be bright
Dull the feelings that used to be light
New desires draw me away
I am leaving now, I can no longer stay.
“Composed upon reading Picasso”
The thing she does, and she does
the thing she does quite well
to be frank, and frank as she
is what I am trying to be,
the thing she does is being clear
by being unclear.
Moved by words, smooth yet raw. Well done. ✍️