Floyd Crenshaw

i
found a love
her name
is...
...

she looks like
she just came
off a three day binge
or
...

line of sight was unobstructed
our eyes flicker
communicating through
years of practice
...

smoke constantly
to pass time
in this bubble
...

home
is safety
home
is naked
...

some days
i throw my
phone away.
...

you are no book
i can read with ease
like i developed
over night some
...

i am scared of commitment
of choosing a path
of staying a course
...

I am not a poet.
Just witness to this misplaced empathy of Our generation.
A tragic inability to identify with others.
A societal alien.
...

i want a girl that plays the violin, man.
oh, so well, won’t you know?
she drives the crowd absolutely mad
but she’s only playing for me, won’t you know?
...

right now
as they drink,
sweat and eye their
potentially profitable prospects
...

i think
i'm afraid of sleep
because it brings
tomorrow on
...

...

sitting in a car at a park
a comfortable seat for
a comfortable scene.
...

and through out
this life
a million people
may pass
...

I watched the Chicago skyline
Become bright at the height of twilight
On a rooftop twenty-nine flights
I felt the daily fight
...

found you, july, on the beach
the sun-glazed-protection slicked across your skin.
the water spotted breeze poked holes
through your cream white skirt
...

my parents always said
think before you speak.

i think i have s.a.d.
...

i'm becoming
more of
a staple
than
...

that night i threw my keys
into the lake
thinking i found a home.
...