Darkness endows the small
and the ordinary
with poetic power
Falling with the fallen
rising with the chosen
Reaching for
forgiveness
—and the absence of pain
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Highway 104 Blues
Halfway to Tucumcari
the light began to wane
Halfway to Tucumcari
the guilt turned into blame
Halfway to Tucumcari
I heard that voice again
Halfway to Tucumcari
—running from the end
(Chama New Mexico: August, 2022)