poem for early july
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 | subtle juxtapositions
like a stray cat finding an open door, i have
wandered into the periphery of the lives
of a few women lately
…they all seem to have acquired
early on, ideas & attitudes
that i have also managed to stumble upon,
although a bit too late to do me much good
…of course they are all varying degrees of crazy,
w/ more energy, ambition, & lust for life
than i may ever have again
…they burn like lighthouses
on the shores of my own insanity
…& i get treated by them
w/ a kind of benevolent indifference,
like leaving a bowl of kibble
out on the porch for the stray,
tho not being overly concerned
if or when
it gets eaten
