Archive for May, 2006

An Open Letter To All My Ex’s

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

I
As I look out the window this morning
I see your faces in newly pressed snow,
sheets of ice on the barn door,
patterns of fog on the windshield.
I see shades of your eyes in burned-out stoplights,
urging me forward, forcing me to stop.
II
Let’s get one thing settled: I know it was your fault too.
I just painstakingly […]

Songs From ‘The Rock’

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

For the past four weeks I’ve been obsessed with music. I haven’t slept much. I haven’t eaten much. Surprisingly, I haven’t drank (too) much either. Honestly, I’ve just listened to music. This recent obsession coincided with a deeply troubling existential funk that arose like a wide, black cloud as a […]