Sharp whistle shrieksbetween stopsfrom December Street to Jan Way—Two, four, eighteye to eye,face to faceon a one-way train—thu-thudTHU-Thud!THU-THUD!!! On track to a transitional pause,doors seal all into a lit tubeengulfed by blackfor an extended enough timeto get attached—to feel connectionwhile … Continue reading →

Impoverished child—for nickels, dimes—bought by beauty.Taught grace,not from love—but life confined. Glamour-touched teen—trained to speak—to walkfor lust-filled eyes.Stripped of name,wrapped in robes,to the highest bidding price—child purity sold. Woman fully realized—through fog of an aged mind—drifts upstreamfrom cherry-coloured Kyototo childhood … Continue reading →

The Worlds in Your Words There’s a world in the word “I”,which is you,a universe whizzing with activity,a wild ride no one will ever afford lifetime admission to There’s a world in the word “forgot”,which is us… or me.Our shared … Continue reading →