Tessellation

From a distance,

the pattern looks right.

Buckles go unnoticed;

rough edges smoothed over

with a Libra trowel.

Hate puzzles.

I take it apart, spread it,

shameless, for a good hard look;

see all sorts of things.

Slowly it comes together;

gaps stare expectant

in the scene like clouds.

Then you. 

End pieces tumble easy, snap,

fully interlock promises
and now.

tk/November 2014

Ronaldo Stainforth steps out of his black and white world... 

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Vitamin

I was anemic:

smelling of mothballs,

cluttered with rejections,

unpaid bills, tired blood,

years of night.

Now a daily swallow.

Kiss swished down with promise.

You taste better than any placebo.

Rinse life clean.

Float. Gulp.

I am dependent.

Convinced you impact mortality.

Supplement everything.

Give me injections.

A horse pill. 

tk/May 2014

Beautiful, contemplative read by R.A.D. Stainforth...

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