





The misty question that the mind fills in when the ghost leaves us with unanswered questions. The puzzle pieces make my eyes weepy with judgement against myself for caring. The other woman calls and punctures all the wonderments of a double life and a third party love. I blame myself to lessen the pain and think what i saw was real. I blame him for the secrets and lies to the girl next store holding his heart while keeping watch on my body. I would say it is a shock that a person can cut and run so easily and leave to dust in the wind a story filled in through the television and a blog of mysterious messaging. Jealousy simmering in a pot of who am i and who is she and who are they what was he. The boogy man left with nothing but my own semblance of understanding and the triangle of truth, lies and the uncomfortable sense of never really knowing. The process. destroyed and lost and holding space for one day. the one day someday but the personal reminder of resilience to figure it out without the Others.

Keep it light, fluffy, clean
never reveal what you really mean
For fear of upsetting the heads in the sand
That prefer to ignore the hurts of our land
Wear a smile as you talk of the pain in your heart
The truth of the matter has no place in Art.
I dare to be vulnerable when no cape is on my back and all spit is hitting me in the wind, licking away the salt with a self depreciation grape.
same weak pause with a formidable pulse counting laps on my wrist tap. Taking a break just long enough to trip over my laces just a little bit this time.
finish line is in site unless i give up at the 5th gate to soak my feet in the warm springs and cedar bark splinters.
worth my love i am
to the knomes under the red topped poka dot white mushroom listening to my cries and desperate to hear more.
picking up the sand and throwing it past the goalie to steal third base and pray my knees don’t get scraped and dirty before I sink my saliva into the oranges.
photo by leahjoyart