10.30.2012

The Metric System


Commence, if you must, 
the conversion
of tulips to Celsius,
anger to kilometers,
and magenta to something
ending in zero.
But pray keep the pint
to remind us we're no gods.
We are human and we thirst, 
both for perfection 
and for beer.

10.20.2012

Strangers Trying to Pass Each Other in a Supermarket Aisle


I step left. You step right.
We mirror.

I step right. You step left. 
We fluster.

Hop left. Hop right. 
Hmm. 

Head bob. Hand clap.
Hip shake. Finger snap.

Caught here strangers 
in this life, 
we dance.