what was that? is that all there is? who is this? this is it.

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hocus pocus

April 13, 2009

Slept past my stop
forgot to get a transfer
front and center at the foot of the altar
Cathedral          stained glass sunbeam
illuminating Our Lady of What might have been
pinching rosary beads for What will never be
praying Patron Saint of Potential Unfulfilled   
racking up credits
on a pinball machine in a dream
feeding the feedback loop
shouldacoulda monster under the bed  
waiting                                 hibernating
another late night visit from the Regret Fairy
pillow sprinkled with magic indecision dust
                                    Hocus    Pocus
can’t say no
afraid to say yes
The fence makes the grass look greener
hard deadlines all in my mind
arbitrary expiration date
best if used by September 1997
commitment contract concession
giving up unlimited nights and weekends
offering anytime minutes anytime
replay the relationship conversation
you   
me    
us   
we
never said
it goes without saying

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pham said...

that's a good one

Posted April 13, 2009 09:54 PM | Reply to this comment

pilder replied to pham...

Copy that. What you hear me saying is, I hear what you're saying.

Posted April 14, 2009 08:42 AM | Reply to this comment

Heather said...

Word up. Word to your mother.

Posted April 15, 2009 03:58 PM | Reply to this comment

Willam said...

I love your images here and the "Regret Fairy", "shouldawouldacoulda monster" and Our Lady futily pinching rosary beads. There is something about religious images that refuse to go away. Upack the reference to September 1997 for me.

Posted April 24, 2009 11:32 AM | Reply to this comment

Willam said...

I love your images here and the "Regret Fairy", "shouldawouldacoulda monster" and Our Lady futily pinching rosary beads. There is something about religious images that refuse to go away. Upack the reference to September 1997 for me.

Posted April 24, 2009 11:33 AM | Reply to this comment

pilder replied to Willam...

September and that back-to-school smell always gets me. But in 1997 I was all set to go to grad school after my first summer as a bike messenger but I changed my mind about school and here I am well past the expiration date.

Posted April 25, 2009 11:21 PM | Reply to this comment

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