Center

do thoughts
really need punctuation

or should the thinker
just balance thoughts
inklings
and empty spaces

until the thought looks right
the poem complete
everything
in its proper place

and then
stop


i wonder
if love is that way
too

does love need punctuation
or can it too just be
a carefully crafted compilation
of words
and spaces
and empty lines
like breaths
and kisses
in between fragments
of simple conversation
that last forever
until there are none