A STOLEN HIATUS

oxy
betas
valerian

a marching order of thieves
a bolt hole
a stone wall
a skullbone timeout

in the hiatus
i wait for a new language

and watch the garden from the back step
as it
meditates 
in spades

from takimai.com

XMAS EVENING

tv does a countdown of xmas movies without finesse
all low grade critics 
and soap faces
talking personal experience
not
objective 
critique
and when they've done Die Hard and Trading Places
she
goes
to
shower
the long day
off
herself
while i sit cross legged on the bedspread
in a crisp white towel
and
meditate
to the sound of running dancing water
for
one
long
minute