Saturday, June 28, 2014

Cutting Some Slack

A warrior princess
Overbooked and battle weary
Like so many
She is not alone
Yet as she waves the white flag of surrender
She longs for balance
A life of purpose and soul
Rather than silent anonymity
Faith
Family
Friends
Fitness
Finances
The yin and yang of that elusive thing we call happiness
When life seems to take center stage
Pushing herself into the spotlight
She strives to find equilibrium
And trips
Yet again
Bruised and battered
Guilty that she stays
At peace if she goes
Desirous of affection
Launched into her psyche
The one that is not at peace
The doubting worrier
Who mustn't whisper defeat
Healthier
Happier
Loved

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Futility

Vanilla ice cream
Started my neurosis
It must have
Sitting in a Styrofoam cup
In the freezer
I asked where it came from
And he shook his head
Maybe you should see your doctor
If you can't remember where it came from
What am I supposed to do?
I can't think about the past
Or hypothesize about the future
When I stay in the moment I worry
Or cry or get mad or overwhelmed
By a plethora of emotions and thoughts and anxieties filling my head swarming around like the wasp that was flying about our house earlier today
Nothing is definable
Or tangible like it was last week
When I was in your arms
You held me and said everything was going to be all right
Our days continue to be consumed
With emptiness and senselessness
My days must parallel others
I can't be alone in my malaise
Or am I alone?
The Hersey syrup bubbles as I squeeze the last few drops out of the bottle
The ice cream soothes my throat
Hopefully giving voice to the throat chakra that has vanished over the years
I doubt I suffer from any clinically definable neurosis yet
Yet I've been wrong before
I deleted your messages finally today
Whisperings of that little black dress
Echoing in my ear
It is time to forget
And time to remember
Time to move on
And time to reflect
Utter futility is all I have to say
That's what life is
I see my doctor at ten tomorrow
I'll tell him I enjoyed the ice cream.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

Past Behind

Had a taste
Of leaving the past behind
But when my face is pressed
Up against the window
I cry
Knowing my journey
Can't be hurried
Swamped at times by the mind
That wastes the life
One longs to live
Trying to rediscover
That who I really am
And want to be
I feel the slow transformation
As my nipples are strung high up
To the ceiling
In all my confusion
I find sanity
If only for a little while
Before the waves wash over me
Moment by moment
Breath by breath
Spontaneous encounters
With you
Free from illusions
And material success
Tranquil
Relaxed
Long forgotten senses
Reminding me what I had forgotten
Fighting
Floundering
Questioning
Holding on
While letting go.

Monday, May 26, 2014

The Last Dance

We do the dance
The dance that we do
Usually flawless
Rhythmic
Syncopated
Connected on a level
Transcending looks
You're not the prettiest
Not like Eileen
The nurse who took care of me
She was fucking gorgeous
You look nice though
That smile
Those lips
Your neck
Breasts
Hips
Gyrating to the tempo
I create
B Tribe
On an island
Looking into my eyes
It is a Siren I surmise

Dance Again

Dance little bird
Your looks don't matter
We are connected forever
Not to your looks
For looks go away
Looking deeper
You look nice
Not the prettiest
Conventionally not gorgeous
To me just beautiful
That's who or what they are
Now Eileen was a fucking gorgeous nurse
But us
We play
The dance that we do
Makes me want to go further.

The Dance

Looks don't matter to me
They will go away
But you look nice
I look deeper
For I am attracted to all that is you
We dance
Even when we are not together
Or ever will be
The tango
The waltz
Swing
Wisconsin polka
Is there such a thing?
Whatever the dance
It is the dance we do
You go further
Encourage
I acquiesce
Looking deeper
You do
To me you are beautiful
To my wife you are a whore

Friday, May 23, 2014

Ramblings of a Madwoman


Why dost thou act with undesirable sentiments my dear?
Thy chronic remorse kills you.
Tis time to make ammends.
Your mind is filled with dreary thoughts.
If you have behaved badly, repent.
One does not find Nirvana through
Constant degredation, self flagellation,
Or incessant brooding.
To transcend that which binds--the monotonous blanket that suffocates--the pale white winters obscuring your mystic charms. 

In your absence,  I am in a trance.
Filled with marred morality
Ordinary ethics
Political games
Committed and bequeathed
In youth of all ages.
Like the Savage,  I know not what I choose--
Insanity in a seeming Utopia or
Sweet ecstasy in that which is primitive.
Armed with free will, I suffer, hardly amused by the dichotomy of hypocrisy vacillating between insanity and lunacy.  

As I reach out, struggling to hold on,  your fertility cult no longer screams of procreation.   Instead, your patriarchal dominant ferocity consumes me, transporting me to another place.  On the outside, this aboriginal enslavement seeks understanding and acceptance;  inside, it seeks to create purpose, resiliency, and joy. 

Transported to a vortex of sanity, where maniacal mutilation is not the answer, I seek that which is pure and uninhibited,  longing to be free.  I am conscious, aware, and presently exploring unimaginable horrors should I succumb to the frosty days that have so often frequented my soul.  That collar you hold in your hands is my only salvation.   What are you waiting for?