“Mask”
Combat turtlenecks,
attempt to project power,
yet reveal cowards.
Steve D
Combat turtlenecks,
attempt to project power,
yet reveal cowards.
Steve D
Footsteps echoing
all along boarded walkways,
found in safe harbor.
Steve D
Brine and seaweed flood
pool in sand with ebbing tides
in miniature.
Steve D
Family, neighbors,
come together to foster
sense of belonging.
Steve D
Scratch of pen or blade,
left to stain, or sting, the skin,
and be remembered.
Steve D
What keeps you in place,
reticence? Or do you wait,
for the bell to toll?
Steve D
Fresh dirt clods exposed,
untapped dark soil revealed,
to invite new growth.
Steve D
Furious orders,
known policies dismantled,
just to sow chaos.
Steve D
Cozy wood panels,
cozy wood-burning fire,
and afternoon naps.
Steve D
Warm sunny morning,
early bagel excursion,
hints of winter’s end.
Steve D