Glance Over Poems

Left and Right, or Should I Say Wrong

...The Left and Right today
Are like East and West,
Different worlds that never shall meet,
Or if they do meet
Won’t hear or understand much 
Of the other anyway.

Each is in a bubble,
Comfortab...

in the clear

...
no one there
unnoticed
glance over shoulder
not my mess
hands are clean 
no trace
played the cool
slipped away
not owning up
done nothing wrong
nothing to see
I'm bye bye stander
lookin...

The Cross Around Necks

...I walk into school with my Bible in my hand, spine soft from use, corners worn like an old friend. I underline the verses that feel like home and scribble in the margins like I’m writing letters to G...

A Tipping Balance

...a storm rages outside.
sky, overcast with clouds
fearful sounds echo, 
through mountain crannies,
like that of shrieking bats in flight.
trees shiver under wind's might.
everything ...

Joker

...Joker:
Sunday dinner had a precursor of momma announcing I'm cooking so don't nobody touch this stove
Then when I got older, they would always say if you can't take the heat stay out the kitchen
B...

INFJ

...The rarest personality trait in the U.S. making up 1-3% of the population
Although very cool, it gets hard to find those who you can truly relate to or be open with
The quote says, “with great powe...

In The Deep

...Search my heart and see what you can find, search my heart and meet with the divine, I have been locked up in this cold secluded place for many years, waiting on the sun to shine on my face, the day ...

I’ve Run the Border

...I’ve run the border. There was a missing piece. A doorway.
I must leave it open as I spread the colorful cuts, turning them
over. Just like fingering an unopened book, each piece
precious in my gr...

Chrysanthemums

...I glance over
A rose in bloom
Or a gold Egyptian tomb
You look the same as you did last October

I make sure to visit you every day
The sky always looks gloomy
The space between us is too room...

We Are Cows In a Field

...They dent the sky with the shattered lamb,
for no-one thinks to read the bones anymore.
The old ones know a little more,
but oft as not turn a disgruntled eye
and let the others learn for themsel...

A Letter To My Future Self

...Dear Future Self,

Hello! How are you?
What is life like for you now?
Did you accomplish what you wanted to?
Was I right to conclude, at now 28,
That the experiences you went through
Have brou...

Torch Lake Vii - Local Intruders

...My boy and I hung over the Elk Rapids dam railing
Shirtless
With lines swung in the churning water
The iron hum of turbines rattling through our elbows

He lands a nice Crappie

And as he resc...

Smoke

...Have you ever gone out to the garage, slid behind the wheel of that Bowtie, twisted the key and lit off that big Rat …
Rolled out to the middle of the culdesac, two clicks down into low, left foot o...

Spion the Beauty Betwixt the Travesty Kop

...Context,

Boer War , South Africa

The Battle for Spion Kop

Slag van Spioenkop

Ladysmith , Natal

23 January 1900

British forces under the command

Sir Redvers Buller

Dug in to ta...

Your Song

...Laying on my bed
Listening to your favorite song
Tapping along to the beats
I almost forgot you weren’t here

I glance over at where you used to lay next to me
We used to laugh and cry and talk...

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