Lego

Falling in love with you like
building a lego house
all the blocks snapped tightly together
and I had a little instruction sheet
so I knew what piece went where
and I was so excited to see
what it would look like in the end.
In the end it looked
like I wasn't in love with you at all
but those pieces are so hard
to pull apart

~April 26, 2011

Frozen

I went looking for you
in the cold and busy aisles
of the freezer section
among green tea ice cream
organic burritos
all the vegetarian delicacies
I could fit in my basket
but I did not find
you
like the orange sorbet cups
we used to eat
are frozen in my mind

~April 20, 2011

Zipper

I don't want compliments
to be the best way into my pants
because I know that's why
we're sharing them
sharing what's in our pants
because it's easier to reach
than what's in our zippered hearts.

~April 9, 2011

Shells

You are like searching
for shells on the beach
the calcium form of
your hip curves away from me
but I keep looking, sifting,
in case the next find is a keeper.

~April 9, 2011

Fog

In a bathroom full of steam
I feel warm, secured,
sink toilet tub everything
where it should be
but in the mirror
where I should be
is fog fog fog not me

~April 8, 2011

Chalk

Me, as a piece of art
done in chalk pastel
You, the thumb
rubbing out my details

~April 8, 2011

Childhood Toy

The kind of magnets you find
inside a plastic case
with a stylus to make a beard
on the picture of a man's face.
My nerves around you:
shredded
bits of metal, pulled to the surface
so you could arrange me
in the style you liked best.

~April 8, 2011