I went to Boulder Arts Outdoors, a relatively recent summer festival in Boulder, Colorado. It started last year during the pandemic, and attendees had to watch from their cars. This year it was at the Bandshell in Boulder, making for a better viewing experience. There were six Thursday performances; I was only able to make…
My new normal is I’m broken Once upon a time I could have been fixed But now I sit alone, my thoughts unspoken At the emptiness before me, I stare transfixed Nothing remains to keep me going No hope, no goal, no one No guiding light that keeps on glowing Up above there is no…
Like two waves out of phase We annihilate each other. Each destroying the dreams Of the other, Validating our deepest fears. We tremble at the prospect At facing life alone. One chooses denial. The other distraction.
This is my cat Leona, who we’ve had since she was a kitten, almost seven years ago. She has the peculiar habit of sticking out her tongue and forgetting about it. It’s not just when she’s tired; sometimes she’ll go running around with it out. It never gets old; I laugh every time. I should…
