Enduring adversity from all angles
brutally beautiful
in his creator’s gaze
& mine
the art of mimicking invulnerability
@ a seconds notice
direct — to obstinate
nurturing nature’s perfection
never pleading for reprieve
merely the strength to withstand
more,
given the need
–LM
I don’t like being alone
yet I don’t like being in a crowd
either
I’ve adapted to loneliness
now it’s second nature
is it wise
did I have a choice
How exactly
does introspection
present itself
How else does one mend
fences in themselves
they’ve broken?
Who do people announce to
time & again their own staggering
passing?
Their epiphanies/their rebirth?
Who then
besides them
gives acknowledgement?
–LM
Yeah I’ve got a second
let me catch my breath
spending hours on the phone
even if
it’s
all the time
I’ve got
left
producing audiences
I’m a showdog dontcha know?
the bitch who bit her owner
during the show
& still won the highest medal
careful now —
–LM
RUN, beady black-eyed
fucker, because
once my trap snaps
that’s it
–LM
I am threaded
orchidaceous
wielding blades
like [death to] a salesman
sitting pretty in abstract misery
gliding over keyboard keys
as/if musically
I am caged
hitherto
breathing for ______
sunbeams to break
through the overcast
sanguine as the demon
against my back
whispering for nothing
ghosts never see fit
to haunt me
–LM
The celebrations came and went
without my attendance
I didn’t even send a text message
& I don’t regret it
How was yesterday any different?
Cute. It wasn’t.
I was never the same person
so if I’m astray you don’t need to
pay attention
I hope the next card you send
is “my condolences,”
for our murdered connection.
Put down the knife.
I may be the only one who sees it
but I am not crazy
simply suspended
forever in
dis | belief
–LM
I’m recalling memories
that never existed
replaying Cassandra
on cassette
all these Greek busts
turn dead eyes to sadness
relishing dark overtones
like silk between
my fingers
God I hate this block
I’m bleeding out
–LM
Because the thunder speaks
when you’re asleep
I’ve got new alarms to peruse
so excuse me
I feel it in my fingertips
your absence》
corralled by black mirrors
put baby in the corner
[without a peep]
parked on Broken Blvd
checking the street
for a pulse
d ro pl e ts of common nonsense
lubricated my vocal cords
whenever they vibrate
I reaffirm your faith
because
I’m telling you: I’m this-close
behind the curtain
& you’re never off the clock
kicking your boots by the door entrapped to little urchins
that aren’t mine / scraping @
the floor upstairs
side | eyeing my cellphone
like creeping magma
red hot just in case
I leave it on the porch
[again]
–LM
Where is my mind?
way out in your cerebral waters
& I love to deep dive
into
Even knowing I’d drown its
impossible
knowing what is left
is innumerable
& I love you
I’ve meant it every time I’ve said it
–LM
It really is the darkest of mindsets
near before the sun rises
& I promise I am not tired
only bored at four
somehow the color of night
is never devoid of any
Cynical as I am
I’m always looking forward
to the dawn
Whereupon we meet again
–LM
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