(from Dokkodo, Volume 1; The Way of Walking Alone)
a partial hand
4 fingers, no thumb
pinky
thumb
nothing between
tortillas, no cheese
or avocado
savor the maíz on its own
a lover and a mistress
no place to call home
don’t depend on a partial feeling
don’t depend
on it alone
a smile, no sparkle
her eyes. a tap on the arm
no kiss
don’t depend on a partial feeling
I need proof
I seek proof
a reason is
all I need
driving
half way there
half-way-home
benefits don’t
outweigh negatives
stalemate
inability to move forward
in-action
un-action
the Hamlet of life
This poem is part of my last poetry and photography chapbook, “Dokkodo; Volume 1—The Way of Walking Alone” available online at http://mkt.com/smiley-faze. Note: this poem does not appear in this way in the actual book. I took a more typographic approach for the book; here it is presented in a more linear format.