Some six-word lines I wrote 10/30/12, the day after Hurricane Sandy hit

Hurricane Sandy Six Word Poem Special

Storms could be the world's vengeance
I watch as my hometown floods
Loses power, water, and sewage systems
What happened that we deserve this?
More concern for property than life
Irreverance? but this is no analogy
The high winds are angry indubitably
No control, we sit and wait
Living in a basement feels safer
Watching bad TV while we can
Looking for Law & Order marathons
But we knew it would happen
Everything died in a short span
First internet, then cell, then power
No light but we have candles
Eating non-stop because fridge is dead
Fuck, let's have a hurricane party
Drinking wine and smoking out windows
Scrabble tournament under influence of Klonopin
Calm alcohol and drug induced sleep
The next day we survey damage
Hundreds of trees uprooted by wind
Ground saturated by water couldn't hold
No one can get to anywhere
The street lights are signalling nothing
I can't call anyone, no service
I miss the pointless internet routine
Maybe we should cherish the break
Text messages are going through intermittently
Taking showers in the dark rules
Wasting my laptop battery for music
It's too dark to even read
Sitting in the car for light
Power might be out for days
Thankful to have a gas stove
At least I have instant coffee
At least I am not alone
How long before the fun ends?
Apocalypse mode is exciting for now
I guarantee we get tired soon
Maybe all the candles will melt
Maybe the food will go bad
Maybe the quiet gets too quiet
Yes, we're grateful for days off
Avoiding real life while we can
When will the world start again?
Soon this must all be done
And we'll do business as usual
We'll forget, like nothing even happened
Having learned nothing, I don't think
But what was there to learn?
Before we find it, it's gone
We will start everything over new
Start it over, out and over

Yeah. I'm bringing this back.

the sunlight burns into my eyes

maybe I prefer to be alone

lie and say you love me

I miss you when I remember

your image comes to me fleetingly

hard to live in present tense

the sound of my own voice

sing to me in evening hours

you are steady to hold onto

I want to know your dreams

in sleep we return to ourselves

I'm always navigating complex twisting houses

when lost I know I'm alone

please can you tell me everything

please can I tell you everything

leave me here with my amnesia

I promise I'll never forgive you

for you I have kept quiet

don't tell me what to do

I am ripping out the stitches

lay my wounds out for display

I'm stronger since I drowned myself

just try to shut me up

strange little girl falling and flailing