the cat o nine tails
punctuate the mountain trails
squash and apple and potato
farmers bag up their crops for sale
the skunk raises his back
to the gentle chocolate lab. life is thickened
with sugar beneath the sierras
playing notes of caramel
#katyamills
you could not see his eyes
body lashed by the belt in the back
headphones and hair mopping
the face drownin them out
rain checked windshield
of pathological indifference
he was accused
soundscapes caressing his soul
driving his imagination
wild he was innocent he was
innocent!
#katyamills
we imagined
the offshore oil platforms
invading warships
here @ the meeting
of land and sea
how quickly peace
is lost
#katyamills
the grounds overtaken with fallen leaves
it’s less how we look that concerns me
so much as can we survive?
you understand… let us give another candle
the best light for the dearly departed
may we always do what we can
to see them in it #katyamills
barely time to daydream
like usual when you edged
into my office out of sorts
to betray logic and reason
the strangest thing
it was like someone was
there… my blood raced
to believe our dear comrade
she returned!
#katyamills
i remember
the day we stopped traffic
you and me in a daze in the street
bystanders asking did we need
help? metal glass plastic call 911
there’s been a collision! lovestruck
it was the best accident
i ever had
#katyamills
what a world
where @ 5 years old you are mostly
brilliant and when you hit 25
you know exactly
nothing
#katyamills
with hope upon wakening
believin the work to be done
i open my manuscript
and like the washer the dryer you
spill out on the floor at my feet
such is life
replete and resplendent
we sharpen our blades
and fall on them
#katyamills
sometimes life demanded a kick in the teeth
anything to see you
smile #katyamills
they worked with chemicals
and film
swallowed several shots
before work toward
calm
extrication of light
from darkness
development
hopelessly devoted to
the process
#katyamills
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