Words

Mean

Time

Forward

we are headed back

backpacks full of brainwash

backward ideals

and break downs.

goals set on the back burner

backstabbed by

backslapping baboons

in the background

of our back lit lives.


Pop

he chuckles to himself

for he is his best friend

Present

neither here nor there

rather, somewhere in between

a moment to reflect

on what remains to be seen

Now

lay face toward the sky.

Blue

when i see you, i smile

when i dip you, i laugh

i spread you around the sky

you keep my legs warm

you defeat my thirst