by McKenzie | Dec 24, 2014 | Blog, My Poems
Merry Christmas, Everyone! Whether or not you’re a believer, I hope you enjoy your day with friends and family, build a snowman or stay inside by the fire. Here’s a new poem to read while you drink something warm. THE MANGER For years...
by McKenzie | Dec 6, 2014 | Blog, My Poems
Like nothing, you wield these leaves & branches from miles around into your fortress, your own floating box. Wings spread & your partner’s—& the calls over the water. What power. What control. The unruly terrain falls. How I wish I were...
by McKenzie | Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, My Poems
consider their bodies—each separate bead a head—the string of brains arch like drumming fingers, or rather, the knuckles. survival in a smaller form. like a child pouring out onto a table, the wide mouth of an incision, a closed door. you left me...
by McKenzie | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, My Poems
You said we were a senseless pairing—the earth and moon—what if someday the earth falls out of love? Then the moon will fall into, into— We were waiting for a train, heads under the tunnel eve, rain pouring down, we were reaching...
by McKenzie | Dec 1, 2014 | Blog, My Poems
What have I learned of compassion? Unharmed, it releases itself as a seatbelt & a bottle of Coke in the morning. Baby strapped down in the...
