Group work, but only if it brings up the average.
Poem: The Dancer & The Jerk
I just couldn’t take it seriously, but I guess I’m also not to be taken seriously.
Poem: Boring
It became the thing it railed against.
Poem: A Good Husband
Resignation or the beginning of wisdom? Is there a difference?
Poem: The First Forty-Five Years (Including Middle School)
The only thing worse than writing a poem about regrets and sorrow is trying to explain it.
Poem: On Faith
Way, way down was how I felt, and this poem is what came out.
Poem: Pondering Why I Said, "Ugh!" Aloud When the Man Said "Oklahoma City"
The title says it all.
Poem: Mothers Day
I don’t know. I think I just wanted to write a Mothers Day poem that had the word “episiotomy.”
Poem: A Too-Late Realization
A meditation on ambition at any price.
Poem: The Current State of Things
Here I am. No use pretending otherwise.
Poem: Father to Child
It started as something sweet, then I just couldn’t help myself.
Poem: The In Between
A meditation on belief in the unseen.
Poem: A Man Not to Be Taken Seriously
It was hard to listen to. I wrote a poem about it.
Poem: For a Young Widow
For one of the greats.
Poem: Powerpoint Presentation
Powerpoint. Ugh.
Poem: Larry the Ape
Sometimes the universe just flows through me.
Poem: Rebirth
I had some time on a tour bus in Las Vegas. I met a man. I wish him well.
Poem: Christ is Risen (Take the Win)
Feels like taking the Lord’s name in vain to use his authority to crusade against a fake rabbit, no?
Poem: A Lack of Financial Understanding
I had a lot of time to think about tithing, and I realized I only know how little I know.
Poem: The Word Made Flesh
I have no idea. I was just in church playing with words.