8 AM class

Let's not get up
the window's wide open
fall chill's in the air
and you feel so nice
under warm blanket
with the alarm faintly ringing
I smile for a second and then close my eyes.

letting go

20/20 is hindsight

I go for the front sight

those miles and miles of parallel diagonal

more reckless future to engage

so much future to embrace

mountains upon mountains

upon mountains

of love.

a couple of things first.

a couple of rounds of kickball

a couple of beers at a bar

a couple of inches closer

only gets you so far.

a movie sitting together

with a couple of great guy friends

a couple of drinks, a couple of drunks

an unpredictable kiss at the end.
a couple of seconds before getting asked out

a couple of dates, a couple of scrapes

a dinner or two

just me and you.
a couple of cool  kids just holding hands
a couple of months
so far it's been grand.

terrible high

words are taking on flashing color
and the blowing wind
feels like the whole earth is shaking.
he and I
are somehow linked
in this crazy world
of throbbing sound and light.
his face cartooney
mine unattached.
I am here and then I'm not
floating into dizzy matrix space.

A.B.A.B. Colorado

I'm hiking up this mountain

and for once I'm not too slow. 

That's called acclimation

Man, I love you Colorado. 

There's rocks hiding vicious bears

that could make me into ground meat.

All I can think of is, dude that's gneiss

Colorado you're so shiny. 

And when I reach the top 

and get a gorgeous view

I meet a bunch of ex- flatlanders 

huffing and puffing too. 

they say...

I swerved out on a mountain

I got scraped knees when I biked

There's so many ways I was almost killed

Colorado makes me feel alive.

one.more.semester.

sigh double sigh.
I am on the edge of change
waiting for gravity to pull me forward
I'm that first time skydiver
knowing the inevitable.
I must jump the plane
fall into free space
It's exciting,
frightening .
I'm peeing my pants.
But one way or another,
I'll reach steady ground.