Month: February 2012

hide and seek connection

You hide Your face, I’ll hide mine
Behind this messy, tangled vine
I can’t see through, I’m losing You
I don’t want to lose

You hide Your face, I’ll hide mine
I’ll try to bear, try to connect but
You’re not there
You’re everywhere

Sometimes, I fall into a haze,
My mask falls off
But Yours remains

I cry out, shout out, shuckle, try and
Squint my eyes, because even though
Your face is hidden behind the pain, I’ll entertain
Pretend it’s not true
Pretend I think I do know You

Absence makes the heart grow fonder?
Then I can’t help but wonder why
My love and fear and confusion swing
Each time I squint my eyes
And attempt to peer through

So you know what?
Fair game:
You hide Your face?
I’ll hide mine
I’ll wait for some kind of sign
So maybe someday I’ll be fine
With this love that’s so unclear

ghazal: falling

Fuzzy shapes in front of me, telling me to sleep
While my heart races and will not let me fall

Now my mind is racing, my pillow overhearing
‘bout all the times today when I took the fall

Clench then unclench fists, trying to forget
Forget what awaits, crouching in the Fall

Deep breaths, close lids, start dreaming, don’t do this
Again. The exhaustion will lead to that inevitable fall

I know the morning will come, but will I
Have fallen asleep at all? How long until I fall?

“Newspaper, psych, write a Ghazal,” whispers my
Mind to a weary body. And I’m just about to fall

ACHOO! Efforts wasted! For the love of…
Please, G-d, just let me fall!

Deep breaths, fuzzy shapes, mind slows,
Faded whispers, dream

And fall

And fall

And fall

dating profiles you might want to avoid

  • “There are no skeletons in my closet! 🙂 Well, okay, there are two. But they’re for research purposes, I swear.”
  • “Enjoys romantic candle-lit dinners, because electricity is the devil’s spindle.”
  • “Comes with minimal baggage! May need to borrow your clothes from time to time.”
  • “My mom says she’ll do your laundry too!”
  • “Looking for a female, ages 18-21. Must love to watch Whitney.”
  • “Trust me, I don’t play games. World of Warcraft is a way of life.”
  • “I’m a big fan of honesty. Abe Lincoln once called me the most honest person he’d ever met.”
  • “Must love dogs and not be a female one ;)”
  • “Enjoys long walks on the beach and running away from the coast guard.”
  • “Looking to share a life, not an iPad, or a soda, or a bathroom. Keep the toilet seat up, woman.”
  • “Looking for someone easygoing and fun- anything for Youtube views, am I right? ;)”
  • “I’m not looking for anything serious- that’s what my wife is for.”