aperturesolution

squint and i'll be blue,
see all kinds of unTrue. wide-
eyed, I take the world.

flush

entertain fancies
that wait at the top; climb to
retrieve them, or not

as long as you know
that your cheeks are aglow

while you are climbing

dark room

i fell into this
and stumbled when i rose, and
then i learned to walk

outposts

in certain places
streets are stone-washed rivers,
stoops,
for tying your boat

clear out

hey, pull me apart
spill confetti on the bed
let's learn from my head

twenty ten

on the (near) West Side
our tracks threaded neighborhoods–
new scenes for fresh treads

I dunno 'bout you;
as we navigated through
I enjoyed the ride

make it up

never mind the tolls
as long as you're paying, why,
no one will collect

***

found a way to see
the farthest yonder lands; I
climb attractive hills

night hue

find me a city
that glows brighter blue in the
wildest, twinkling way