First Poem in Some Years

My vocabulary
is not large enough
to impress her
She wears words on her sleeve
like a conman wears diamond studded cuff links
(and) i’m not even sure what a cuff link is/does
I cut my sleeves off at the shoulder
and let the bare skin of my forearms do my talking
Pale with irony
dry in eczemas humor
spotted like her leopard skin blouse
you know the one she never tells anyone about
tucked hidden between jars of (____)
behind bullet proof glass
“i adore you”
…
“like light chases moths”
Oh wait, or is it the moth that chase the light?

Like A Moth

I am like a moth, always looking for the light, and when I find it I shall beat myself against it until it takes me...

I Vow...

I have been grappling with the concept of taking a vow much in my life these days. Two questions tend to dominate this thought process: 1) What does it truly mean to take a vow? 2) Do I have the will to make such a commitment and remain true to it?

These questions have taken me to research. I will share more of my findings soon, both in my material research as well as the results of my thought process, but for now I wanted to share one movement I have come across:

http://itakethevow.com/

And I ask the questions: What is the power of making a global vow? Can this seemingly simple gesture inherently lead to action, justice and ultimately peace?