not sure how they
found us,
unexpected were
the droves of
wagons..
soon as vast land
thawed and
shoots
shivered through,
can’t blame the
huddled, i’m
troubled
too..
waiting, knees
on flattened
sands
for
fruits
slow to ripen in
idle hands.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygo
image at – https://parkbench.com/event/painting-pints-apple-picking
gif at – https://tenor.com/es/ver/grab-apple-red-shoes-and-the-seven-dwarfs-reach-grab-take-gif-18089698
it’s a warm feeling
that settles in
deeper
the more i pet
it with my
mittens
on..
and it’s the same ceiling
appearing a few
feet higher,
the more i dream it
with my kid
hat on.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
..with open eyes on.
image at – https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/need-to-inspire-creativity-give-daydreaming-a-shot
i feel the winds
of winter
plains
and hear their grudge
whistle through
the old barn
door,
tug those hand me down
covers tight against
your core,
and i’ll do the best i
think i can, i
know i
can..
distract you from
the chills of
shared
unrests blowing in
heavy from
the west,
i taste the winds
of winter
plains..
it’s those blasts of fresh
that keep our
thoughts
sane.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
painting by Kay Johnson at – https://fineartamerica.com/featured/barn-storm-kay-johnson.html
meet me at the
corner of
storm cloud and
Crenchaw,
flaring your
umbrella,
and i’ll appear in
ramshackle
gondola,
please board dry but
prepare for a
damp
ride..
it’s
expected,
i’ll see you reach
the quiet
side..
of this bloody
knuckles
mecca.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
artwork posted by Joel Amat Guell at – https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/387098530445531265/
show me this true love
of which you
speak..
seems the version
i’ve coughed
up..
is pretty weak,
even for
me..
+++
all my writings and
pontifications
on love..
to deflect the
real thing,
in avoidance of
that clammy
handed..
first dance
feeling.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
..but, what a feeling.
Napoleon Dynamite image at – https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/58535/10-awkward-prom-situations-that-youve-probably-banished-from-memory
bashful gif at – https://tenor.com/view/snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs-bashful-shy-blush-blushing-gif-3611780
built a stone wall,
to watch the
bricks
fall
as monster
breeze
picked up its
lashing
pace,
baking the dust
from wall’s
debris
to..
my x-ray
face.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image – https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/548102217121719967/
gif at – https://imgur.com/gallery/98OoL
if i ever drew a
cartoon you
i’d sketch you with
the biggest
thought..
balloons,
bloated with your
words, only..
without the
wounds.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
it’s not original
but it’s still
true,
love melt
chains,
i’ve long worn
the damage
its heat
can do,
i’m not fixable,
no, not like
you..
love melts
brains,
and i’m the damage
mirrored back
at you.
painting at – https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/510028445/heart-chandelier-8×10-painting-black-and
i’ll find you where
the sun can’t,
i’ll make the trek
if you clear
a little
spot for me in
your mighty
shade,
i won’t leave you
like the sun..
but some days
will still
cast..
a cool, blue
shade.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image adapted from photo by Marta Bevacqua at – https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/136093219978175611/
this sweater gets a
little tighter
when the room
runs out
of air,
i tug my collar like
steel shackle,
away..
from neck skin-
bumpy..
braille with shivers,
from grazing
night’s..
long nail
fingers.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorm
image at – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYLvsbDbNOE
