Inner Canthus

I will use gold leaf,

pulled from a picture frame

around an oil painting

where trees are bent and brooding.

They lean to touch their own roots

on the edge of a quiet stream.

Crags give unseen rays a

reason to glint, their angles placed

by a patient brush

so many generations ago.

Breathless,

our words mean nothing in this space.

There is cruelty and pleasure

in placing a tear before it

forms or falls.




M.Scofield July 30, 2008

Black and White

In a world of only black and white

I would

wear stripes

to keep from blending in.

If colors faded from our sight

and gray

became our sole contrast,

I'd leap before you to gain notice.

If darkness filled all the corners

without variance or depth,

certainly someone would sing the blues.

We need the blues.

If all we had was light and dark,

no vivids, tints or hues,

would spilled blood

stain the snow?



(c)M.Scofield July 10, 2008

Wednesday

Very busy day. Had to get up at 7, (even though it's my day off at the hospital) and get ready to teach at the Y. It's only my second week back teaching since being off for 2 weeks and my energy level isn't as high as I wish, but I think it was a good class. I only had 8 students today. Weird. Last week there were 22. It's summertime and vacations play havoc with attendance. Almost half of my people were new, so I put them through some punching drills at the end of class, almost ran out of time at the end. I didn't really want to devote so much time to stretching, anyway. I've been reading more and more that stretching may not be all it's cracked up to be. Oh well. All this reading for recertification for fitness instructor is just more hours in addition to my PA recert.

I dropped my car off at the dealer to get my new bumper and waited for the rental car guy to get HIS shit together. My reserved car wasn't available, so he had to drive me to the service place to get another one. I don't even know what I'm driving. It's white, has 4 doors and 4 wheels. I have no clue how to open the trunk. I guess I won't. I only have to drive it until Friday, I hope.

I bought a baby gift for a shower for a friend, got a new power cord for this laptop and some speakers for a stereo I found when I was cleaning out a closet for when Paul moves in. I want to be able to listen to NPR in the morning when I get ready for work and I don't want to disturb him. It's going to be a big change to have a roommate. I'm looking forward to it, though. I bought some little shorts and tops at The Gap last weekend. I guess my days of walking around the apartment in the morning without clothes are over.

That's my Wednesday. I cancelled my plans to go out tonight. Spent too much money today. That's life. I'm living it. Woohoo!

Affliction - The Frail Truant's Truth

Turning the corner, then down the hall, heels click
to announce your arrival.
I stick my book under my pillow.
Feigning sleep, I hope you'll believe I'm sick
for I am truly afflicted with contradiction.
The clock on the wall mocks me.
Tick, tick, tick.
I know the final bell rang, indicating another day closed in my absence.
I rode it out at home with nothing for company but my
wicked fear of success.

©M.Scofield May 2, 2008