Temporal Transfix Pt. 4

*A work of ten parts originally 6.       I wave a hand at my reflection, and, after a tic, she waves back. 7. You know she’ll leave eventually, or you’ll leave, if you’re fast enough. The coming departure stretching roots in your living, stuffing its flowers under the couch in coat pockets hanging …

Temporal Transfix Pt. 3

*A work of ten parts originally 4.       In the future I conceive for myself, I wake mornings to hear the chatter of early birds and the nurturing soil grow tomatoes and strawberries in the garden out back. The breeze knows me by name, sings the syllables above watermelon patches and orange trees. …

Temporal Transfix Pt. 2

The second piece of a ten-part work.

Temporal Transfix Pt.1

*A work of ten parts originally Prelude: Dear infinity, I give my heart to you as a well-wishing gift. You have survived your identity chopped and separated into three dying parts, and the ire of children knowing only a piece of you. There is a sweet secret embedded in the darkness  between planets, that one …