Athena Debased & other Poems

the creek water does
not question - it just flows, goes
it knows all is well

Why does Sadie always smell

of alcohol?

(not beer, maybe whiskey)

She looks like Mother Earth and Athena

Her mind is keen

it works, organizes, analyzes, thinks.

From a distance, all seems well

but close up...

the smell

Today, what makes it so sharp?

Why can I solve the world’s problems in two seconds?

How is it that I can do math calculations in my head?

What could be the reason I know the exact right thing to say?

Not like yesterday.

Yesterday I would go to the kitchen and

by the time I got there, forgot why…

I would go to my computer to do something and

forget how…

I tried to speak soothing words and

all that came out was, “What?”

Sometimes I wonder about my brain.

Then the days when the wiring must really be shorted

I start with greatness

Get lame

Regain

I’m in the game

But don’t remain

In and out

Like a boxing bout

Is it my power supply?

I stare upon this page

She will not let me stop

She wonders, thinks, recalls,

imagines

I stare upon this page

She sips hot chocolate,

scribbles some words,

taps the table with her pen

rests her head in her hand

I stare upon this page

She smiles at yesterday's memories

She

worries about tomorrow

I stare out through the window

I love

Making mistakes

With permission

They open doors

And windows

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