breezes

his amity
flickers like candles;
linked to lonely breezes -

waxing, waning,
snuffed or enflamed.

affection seems eternal,
yet expressions fade.

i am the poppet;
admired from afar;
an idealistic concept -
something read in a book.

he sends

a package
a prayer
a kiss.

easier than
listening

to one who might speak
ill of a memory -

or symbolize
non-distinct futures,
and too-new pasts.

Written September 6, 2003