titanium

turning into

titanium in

Thailand,

I tried

too hard

to forget

brief

you were nothing more

than a lapse of sanity,

a minor spell of madness

a passing whirlwind that

momentarily swept me

completely off my feet

recollection

driving through

yet another

national park,

I couldn’t help

but remember

the unrestrained

wildness that is you

the places you’ve been

I take you with me

everywhere I go –

down the river

up the mountain

through the forest –

you don’t know half of

the places you’ve been

prayer

in this land of

32,000 temples

I’m hoping that

at least one god

will hear my prayer

24/06

Heading for

the hills today,

leaving you behind

(I hope your ghost

doesn’t hitch a ride

with me up this incline)

resilience

chaos, abyss

obscure sorrow

this is what you

bring to me

I fix my feelings

on resilience