17. Blood

"I like blood a lot."
"WHAT!?" "Not coming out, silly--
Can't live without it!"

16. Questioning

Why do waves
at the beach
roll, crash, tug
in some strange rhythm?
Why isn’t the moon
blue,
like the rest of the sky?
Why do we like stars
so much?
Do puppies dream?
What’s with
dreams,
anyway?
Why do we climb trees
and try to build
houses in them?
Where did
the dinosaurs all go?
Why is the world
so
completely
obsessed
with beauty?

I wonder.

15. Silence

Hello my little brother
the world's gone gray tonight
as far as I can tell
there's not another soul in sight

and you're so still.

won't you smile again?
i remember it was like a sparkling light
(though i didn't know it then)
but even you've gone gray tonight

and you're so ashen.

i wish you'd talk to me
your mind and mouth reunite

but your silence only seals
my aching heart
for i'm the only life here tonight

and you're so cold.