Short Escapement Poems

He wrote poems, 
Little bridges,
Broken lifelines.

Distance, like darkness
Drained the heart,
Despite the crying,
That no one heard,
Dreaming, replacement
Denials, escapement,
Confusion all around,
Until the final shutdown.

She loved orchids,
And the full moon,
Those were her windows....

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DREAMS WHAT IS IT
IS IT LIKE A MATCH THAT'S BEEN LIT
WHERE DARKNESS TURNS TO LIGHT
OR LIKE A SHADOW THAT DISAPPEARS AT NIGHT
IS IT A WONDEROUS SIGHT
WHERE WE COULD DWELL AND LOSE ALL OUR MIGHT
OR IS IT JUST A MEASUREMENT OF OUR DESIRES HEIGHT
DREAMS WHAT IS IT
A BROKEN GLASS SHATTERED INTO PIECES 
WHERE WE PICK A STAR AND MAKE OUR WISHES
OR AN ESCAPEMENT OF OUR YOUTHFUL MISSES
DREAMS WHAT IS IT
WHEN EVERYTHING SIEZED TO KILL
WHEN MAN WALK THE STEEP HILL...

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