On yesterday

The sweet aroma of forgotten things
tuck themselves like dreams 
in the corners of eyes not fully awake
Pastels fade in the morning sun
I shift my weight
Afternoons are best for humming songs 
we barely know
And for finding our way back to meadows
where butterflies dance
I catch a glimpse

Biopic

Legs hang over broken concrete paths 
In angles that perplex and defy
Nostrils 
outstretched like arms 
reaching for elements that sustain
Hands tied behind backs 
Crisscrossing histories and cautionary tales
We watch
We watch bullets fly by faces
We watch as innocence is overcome
We watch
Eyes that look like mine

Silence

Frequent mishaps and broken truths interrupt
infinite circles
displaced boundaries and rerouted trust
vandalize love letters
By memory we struggle to recite half hearted hymns
Love
is to iron out fictitious tales of heroes to come
monoliths stand in silence