I Dreamed
of a world that I thought
we had created. This was
many nights ago. Peace
and serenity.
Last night, I dreamed about
the world we might be creating.
Furtive glances, interrogation
rooms, hiding and tucking away.
I woke with a sense of being
undefeated even after finding
that civility has not completely
conquered our flaws.
Throwing Shade
I take a bit of shade,
a modicum of shadow, and place
it in my bag. Call me some
version of Aeolus.
In the afternoon, heat came
and I rustled in my bag for
the bit of coolness, finding
it had evaporated.
Guess I forgot to feed
and water it.
By the Accident of Being on Purpose
They finally got it right
with that one, folks said.
Do you also get the image
of porch swings and lemonade,
old people with large eyeglasses,
when you hear the word folks?
They rumored and they gossiped
him into great success. You would
have thought he wore sandals
and carried a sword and scroll.
Now, every time he comes home,
he feels like he has to put the
legend on, and boy is it itchy.
Performer
I decided one day
the trapeze was no longer for me.
Maybe it's getting older
that did it.
I decided the lighted circle,
center-stage, was to be abandoned.
It's okay. I usually flubbed
my lines anyway.
I Dreamed
of a world that I thought
we had created. This was
many nights ago. Peace
and serenity.
Last night, I dreamed about
the world we might be creating.
Furtive glances, interrogation
rooms, hiding and tucking away.
I woke with a sense of being
undefeated even after finding
that civility has not completely
conquered our flaws.
Throwing Shade
I take a bit of shade,
a modicum of shadow, and place
it in my bag. Call me some
version of Aeolus.
In the afternoon, heat came
and I rustled in my bag for
the bit of coolness, finding
it had evaporated.
Guess I forgot to feed
and water it.
By the Accident of Being on Purpose
They finally got it right
with that one, folks said.
Do you also get the image
of porch swings and lemonade,
old people with large eyeglasses,
when you hear the word folks?
They rumored and they gossiped
him into great success. You would
have thought he wore sandals
and carried a sword and scroll.
Now, every time he comes home,
he feels like he has to put the
legend on, and boy is it itchy.
Performer
I decided one day
the trapeze was no longer for me.
Maybe it's getting older
that did it.
I decided the lighted circle,
center-stage, was to be abandoned.
It's okay. I usually flubbed
my lines anyway.
JD Dehart
