7 january

later but no exercise
calories but no burning
i am not angry but i wait
a brighter way to fail
darker as the feet beneath
runtime down the clock

6 january

stepping still to stand
reflect without complaining
still the light too bright to see
thrill the dark fantastic
folding into a blanket night
comfort as alternative
mend the head that breaks the day
swallow half and hope for whole

5 january

if i don't look at the light
my eyes will turn the rest off
shut away any further strands
pulling out more than hair
stretching for thought
out by the roots

4 january

of all the places to go i am
still in the same space
more empty from this angle
try as one might
two might try less
addition means subtraction
the loneliest number that you've ever
stumbled upon
as the song doesn't quite go
as sad as
as bad as
a broken tooth and cough to spare
no one's picking up
no need to leave a message

3 january

but if i close my eyes
light will fade
pounding will slow
there are miles to go still
before i sleep
but if i close my eyes
just for now

2 january

reaching out to act like caring
means out from under a blanket
and into the cold and when the
touch is not to warmth the stretch
seems not worthwhile although
sometimes the touch is to socold
freezing that it sticks and
cannot be retrieved -- so cold
that can't let go --

1 january

filling up moves around the
space until at some point there
is no more although - if you
subscribe to the law of conservatoin
of matter as of course you
ought since it's a law and
hardly a theorem or some
such - well then that just can't
be can it and box it and
mark it with a G for gone