Tag Archives: distraction

Poem written for my daughter on a cell phone

Posted on February 2, 2018 by

How hard you wanted for that moment and lifted your chin for a scratch and so vivid it was, as you forgot — and the feeling hardly a memory or a glance, the way with dreams you’re sure it was … Continue reading →

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‘Jesus cleanse’ this:

Posted on March 2, 2017 by

I tried to get into bed to read, the dog was there. I had my phone and Bluetooth speaker. My friend Mike was texting me about his speakers, sending photos, telling me what he was listening to. I got an … Continue reading →

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In between the nether-lands of dreams

Posted on November 7, 2013 by

I enter the shop and trip a chime and it’s the same tone on my phone that wakes me: new message. I wrote this in my sleep. I’m walking down the row of cubes, at work, naked. There’s people in my … Continue reading →

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