Some Poems

Poetry, Instead

(6:27 AM)

Maybe, read poetry before bed. 

Drop prose for lyric, narrative, 

for near rhyme.

(9:13 PM)

Intimate imagery, 

quick, sharp moments. 

Less long-winded 

more clarity. 

(11:58 PM)

Poetry to welcome 

sleep hoping rhyme’s lyllaby 

might color dreams sweeter 

Forgoing narrative 

fictions, linear 

timeline and 

characters. 

(2:45 AM)

Dreams—

harsh realities,

unconscious solar flares—

under moon’s 

watching glow.

(10:42 PM)

Instead, more stories 

I can’t abide by in nighttime.