If on a Winter’s Night a Patient (Cherita Sequence)

time stands still

on the old clock above
the counter in the ER

I wait
patiently
for my turn

walking out the door

casting no glances
we pass each other by

then disappear
snow traces the weight
of each burden

Getting Something Read (June, 10, 2010)

On the Road (Cherita Sequence)

a sudden scream

fading into the day
the loneliness

of a straight road
under the watchful sun
I keep walking

long day's journey

arriving at the fork
I choose the road less traveled

the road disappearing
into the mist
I keep walking

March 2010 issue of Word Catalyst