#538. shooter

alive your pain pried me

open with a dull curving blade

alive in the middle of the muscle world

plump meat oyster me in crisp sea salt chill

pearl liquor decorated moss green weed rough black

gritty shell back tidal scent popped the hinge and slurped

with lemon and sriracha sauce as red as any of your dreams

#537. earth day

when i see the earth
in a picture taken from space
i realize that the planet doesnt need humans 
and may in fact be better off without us. save the earth? 
it doesnt need saving, what we really mean is save our place on the planet.
if we destroy our place in the ecosystem (along with nearly 
countless other species’ places) the earth 
will survive and continue on its 
evolutionary path thru time 
without us.

#536. april climate changed

thriving in the spring
alive in a rain of icy water
cannot be held back to stop the summer swimmer
i have always feasted on my own heart to turn the lonely pain lovely
it is the space between the words
splintered door jams line the way back down unmeeting conversations
unmeeting wishes the color of sea green loud echo
information coded so decoded
that the seasons blend