Hokus Grey

  Used to be easy to see. Clear sky, elusive as a dream. Under threat and duress, no possibilities express themselves. Constant quarry in the day. No ally here on this stage. Lost in the impossible, but not inclined to cave. Push, and feel the push back. Lean into resistance. Don’t quit. The only sure … Continue reading Cataract Smoke →

  A debt of truth. Hardly what I wanted to leave with you. Thought I had my eyes set on a higher view. Never repenting. Never resting in sorrow, but reflecting on what tomorrow might bring. Something new. Some kind of truth. Easier to speak, now that I’m gone. Here in the dark, before the … Continue reading A Debt of Truth →

  Broken up, but never was. What it is, is what it does. Doesn’t do a thing for us. Throw each other under a bus. Concentrate and stay up late. Chaotic minds contemplate. Tomorrow we’ll commemorate another failed exchange. So, I had to call you up and ask if you were okay. You said, you … Continue reading Smiley Face →

  Only one way to learn, and it doesn’t mean looking backwards. Eyes up, and face forward. All the fear and all the glory. “Are you worried about being cancelled? Having your statues toppled, and face smashed off the temple?” No. The world erases us all. It’s in its nature. I’m a short timer. I … Continue reading Short Timer →

   You’re gonna hear me cry, in the morning as the sun lights the horizon. I’m heading out and I’m never turning back. This time it’s a one-way ride. Out past the beaches, past the tides, to where the water turns from blue to black. I’m gonna go out like an albatross fishing where there … Continue reading Albatross →

. Rolling clouds and thunder pass. Miles away, and miles high. Parched ground begging for rain. Wildfires cough grey smoke up into the horizon. Scent of a dry spring. Things green up slow, and even the insects find hard purchase. This is an angry season. Most folks just smile. Fire evacuees fill up the local … Continue reading Prairie Fire →

  Prisoner. Locked in. Always more out there than you imagine. Not strong. Not fair. Stepping out past the line where you are aware. Some days I know it gets harder to make all the machines go. Slipping that stranglehold gets harder the longer you stay in it. The world gets darker by the minute. … Continue reading Saving Others →

  I remember when I stopped. trying to escape the sunlight. Used to live under the stars and watch the moon traverse her way across Heaven. I used to tell myself that the cold anonymity of the dark was “freedom,” but in truth, I was convinced I was a monster, and I lived in fear. … Continue reading Monsters in Daylight →

  What is more? Are you growing out of bounds? Pushing past your limitations now? Have you finally come down? Resting your feet on solid ground. There were times I loved to watch you run. Take off like a bullet from a gun. Strange how you amazed everyone, but never quite had your time in … Continue reading Slow →

  You know, it’s all about taking small steps. You know, you can’t run if you can’t walk. you know, if it’s worth doing, it ain’t easy. You know, you’ll learn more by listening, than if you talk. That doesn’t mean that we won’t get frustrated, wish the world would celebrate us for doing all … Continue reading Getting There →

   Deliberate movements of your body, of the world. Meditations used to soothe, break free of expectations. There is something more to this, not just a playground in its station. Not just a series of events, ending in a mortuary. Flow through the motions you were taught, until you reach a new thing. Keep curious … Continue reading Traveller Through Time →

  Straighten up. Feel the worry wash away. This is fire. This is water. This is air. Earth under us, but only sky above. Blue of a million hues, breaking kaleidoscopic. No integer inferred, there is no measurement, meant for this equation. Only you, as you were, plus who you will be. Divide the path … Continue reading 05.07.23 →

  Deliberate movements of your body, of the world. Meditations used to soothe, break free of expectations. There is something more to this, not just a playground in its station. Not just a series of occurrences, ending in a mortuary. Flow though the motions you were taught, until you reach a new thing. Keep curious … Continue reading Liminality →