some moments

a wish

i wish i liked peolpe
more.

and i don't mean i wish
i liked more
people.

i mean, simply
that i wish i liked people
more than i do.

a still life

"Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you a little love, a little affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in the wrong house, that's what it means."
Richard Prince

a lift

during my "summer vacation"
to new mexico i discovered a
book on a shelf titled
into the wild.

i read it
and loaned it
to a friend.

willie's ring is
too tight
he takes it off a lot

mine is
too loose
though it has never
fallen off.

when i find his ring
either by the computer or
on the butchers block

i hang it from
this ribbon
above his desk.

the freight elevator
comes in handy.