pot fingers kettle for coarse crimes committed

do not converse with yourself
within my stormflint gaze
smalltalk is still smalltalk
in cafe or on flickering screen
give me substance or give me death...

i favor comfortable silence &
carve words close to the bone
even haiku can grow too long
already this has worn welcomes
to rags & ribbon, so i—

4 responses to “pot fingers kettle for coarse crimes committed”

  1. erroneouschoices Avatar

    I absolutely love this. It speaks my mind too.
    Again, birds of a feather

    1. michael raven Avatar

      Thank you. It’s nice to know that someone speaks a similar tongue, perhaps even the same dialect 💙

  2. lyndhurstlaura Avatar

    I hate small talk too. Give me comfortable silence any day. Well said. 😊