Things I Carry in My Pocket

Numberless, half-remembered resolutions.

Flint and pyrite: fool’s gold.

Charcloth, charcoal, and touchwood.

A tinderbox set with a burning glass,

lighters, and lucifers.

[LSS, 11/30/20] 

Creative Outlet

Unplug the lamps, the clocks, 

and all of the appliances. 

The walls should listen too 

to that lovely music you 

haven’t played in years.

[LSS, 11/30/20]