Traps

Beneath the proto-
skeleton

or

I could be behind the eye
of the crowbar.

The beak and its
Babylonian

rag bone,
open

your mouth for
the heaven,

shocked, startled, jaw
dropped

like an old photo
in the antique

shop of the 21st century.

Startled

The strange feeling

you get when

you see your age

in someone else’s face:

Your eyes are frantic

and I wonder

what you’re looking for.

I mean, what are you

Looking for in my face?

Or is it my eyes?

Which map are you studying?

Tired Toad

I saw a sleeping toad today
and patted him on the head
he rolled and stretched
and blinked his eyes
and then when back to bed.

The Flailing

Like a wolf

floating confused

     above the clouds

I need time.

to understand

     what's happening.

Spheres

When the sun dies it will lay eggs
in the moon's reflection. Animals
will be lead by strings to solve puzzles
and skeletons will unearth themselves

in attics.

A stone bridge will draw,
in the distance,
spawning
new parts
to keep the gene flow

drifting.

Spider

I have a pet spider 
in my office and he's like 

the greatest guy ever. 

He descends 
from the fluorescent 

light fixture 

on the ceiling 
and hops around my workspace 

all day. 

I was hoping he would 
show up again today 

and here he is; 

my little buddy. 
We are so on the same wavelength.

Love Sport

We were
catching
fish and
letting
them go,

Catching
fish and
letting
them go.