“social worker’s lament”

 
drunk chasing herons, 

i pause to reflect—old friends,

open roads, less thoughts 

 

 

“coldblooded prophets”

 
speeding home i pass a turtle 

holding the universe 

inside its shell 

 

 

“distracted by everything”

 
an egret glides overhead—

my watch is at home, 

i wish for autumn 

 

 

“they know no laws”

 
sparrows refuse adhering 

to red traffic signals 

they keep flying 

 

 

“gravity sucks”



black ivory wings 

beat through a cloudy blue sky— 

i am just a man