The Smelling

And I arrive home and cannot stop or stay or be
for
The Smelling
They are on me and all of me is you
all of me is you and
her
and him
and they peel me
wrap me
engulf me
snake me
in and out
distrust, trust, loyalty, disloyalty
All in their world is
Smell

I break from them
a run
an errand
anything, anything
to be
just alone

Cornered
I am Accused
"you have seen Them and without Us,"
Accused I stand
Guilty

The smelling leads to telling
a truth
"how's that new thing?"
"My Girl, did she mention me?"

And I, fighting, kneeing, knowing
breathe
Out...

And they breathe in
the scent of
Family
Play
Loyalty
Pack

Acknowledging my disloyalty
Acknowledging my Scent

And together we Agree

All Truths are revealed
in
The Smelling

Two Hours For Brooke and Peggy

Two Hours January, 09, 2009

Choosing words
Two hours to do it
Which words, and how many
To move you
Teach you
Lead you
To understand more of me
More of life
Of love

Quietly, I ponder
Wander
In and around the English language
Looking
For those words for you

So many!
The past?
We’ve done it
Talked and talked until we’re blue
The words tripping out over a glass of wine
More spilling out over coffee
A handful here and there in the darkness

The present?
We speak of it daily
Until we sometimes run out, exhausted
Me running over
You stepping in
Until the dance of language and thought
Becomes one
Our present needs be spoken of
Perhaps not today

The Future?
Yes and more now!
What will we do and how will we do it
And who will we do it with and when?
What’s most important
This time
Our time
Time
Now

Two hours to choose the words
And each day they will be the same
I loved you yesterday
I love you today
Tomorrow is ours
And now.