Recipe for Disaster
Ingredients:
1 young man, raw and eager for approval
2 inexperienced, giggling sisters
6 influential buddies (add more to taste)
¾ cup laughter
a pinch or two of hormones
1 ex-girlfriend (optional)
To Prepare:
Find a cool, semi-dark place. Separate sisters
and store. Surround young man w/friends. Throw in
laughter & a pinch testosterone. Allow mixture to
separate after a good stir. Pull out young man and
mix w/each sister separately. Add hormones
generously and allow to sit one evening in a dark,
secluded area. Combine ex-girlfriend & buddies in
large mixing bowl, let gossip. Add young man. Slowly
bring mixture to a boil while beating together sisters
on low. Add sisters to boiling mixture when ex begins
to seethe. Stir occasionally, serve hot. Feeds entire
school. Freeze leftovers in airtight container for later
trouble.
swing.
back, forth,
forth, back.
swing higher.
back, forth, back …
lean back and touch the sky
with your toes.
forth, back.
wiggle your sandy toes
in between the clouds
catch rays of sun
back, forth, back, forth …
close your eyes and forget the ground.
soar like the eagles
with sunshine in between your toes.
open your mouth,
you’re tasting heaven.
You may not think so, but
I listen.
even when you aren’t speaking,
I can hear you crying out.
And I weep inside
for you.
But I could never tell you so.
So many things
I cannot say—
can’t reach out for you
and I cry inside
at this.
If I had wings
I’d pick you up
carry you so far away
from these prisons
these pointless wars
away from the edge,
I’d set you free
And dance.
hidden among the stars.
We could laugh,
freely,
and I could listen.
The force that pulls us together
inexplicably.
Love.
The power that overcomes even gravity;
the beating of a heart
that conquers reason,
defeats understanding,
quells doubt –
so why am I doubting still?
Gravity takes no faith –
it is proven as we stand
held to the earth.
Love –
is it not proven
as we stand held by each other?
