Tantamount
But my disdain is tantamount
to a horse-drawn carriage
running over your left foot
while you are wearing Crocs
and trying to balance a
cocktail umbrella on the tip
of your broken finger
Coursework
My coursework is human trudgery
as I push my meat sack through
each day’s personal thermometer
The Errant Winds of Change
Brushes of pollen
and dusty branches
echo in the distance
as the wind pushes
the clouds aside
to drop its breath
atop the slow haze
of errant wanderers
The Other Side of the Pillow
Slept upon, the weight
of our misplaced dreams
lying heavy on its back
The pillow slowly dies
Unfettered Malaise
Walking through life in a slight haze
waiting for the rusted anvil to drop
and expecting that stop sign to bend
is a feeling of unfettered malaise
Making Copies
Look in the trash can
over at the edge of
the parking lot and you
will find the remnants
of me making copies
Through the Window
The clouds move
The trees sway
Aaron picks up dog shit
and the world tumbles by
through the window
Time Fluffs the Butterfly
A rhythmic display of time and space
intertwined with butterfly wings
looking like a parachuter's eyes
through the fear in their goggles