Published Poetry
My latest published poem, titled "Safe," appeared in the August/September 2009 issue of Sage Trail Poetry magazine.
Safe
Safe does not ride horses at sunset
Snorkel in Molokai
Raft down a swollen river.
It does not steal kisses in a darkened theater
Touch the inside of a thigh under a restaurant table.
Safe does not declare war.
It chooses dinner every night at six
Mass every Sunday
Confession once a month
It gives up chocolate for Lent.
It doesn't leave you,
Not caring about obligations
And need-tos
And how it would make you feel if I left.
Tomorrow.