The Hawk West Desk Window 10:22am
I am wearing the colour of vulnerability
is it still the colour of surrender?
I stand in the bathroom mirror
& look at My Self — Dual Citizen
a representative of North America
in LL Bean Blue Jeans
& white sweat shirt
Grey Star at My Neck
Diamond Rings blaze on both My Hands
What do I stand for?
Canadian/US Citizen
on guard
for
Thee
The Hawk Deck 11:22am
Take away The Question
what do You have
That Which Is
all around You
in front of Your Blazing Eyes
at the touch of Your Sticky Fingers
at the smell of Your Pristine Nose
at the lure of Your Thankful Ears
at the taste of Your Capable Tongue
The Meaning is in Your Voice
in Your Gesture
in Your Mind
The Hawk Deck 10:40am
I’m a wanna-be Spiritual Leader
I wanna teach Humanity
to love Itself
How corny is that?
Here on My Deck I love
in The Light Of Morning
I wanna cry out
“Love Your Selves!”
The heck with God —
We bumbling Humans
are where It’s At
Look what We can make
of Our Selves
Wanna Bet?
The Tomato-coloured Couch 9:30pm
When I was a student at Cooper Union
I tried to have an affair
with The President
He gave no response to My Stream of hand-delivered letters
but once gave Me a small kiss
as I stepped on His Foot
After I graduated
I gave Him a pair of hand-knitted socks
for His Cold Feet
By the time His Presidency was nearly over
I was on My way to Nova Scotia
to get properly married
I went to His Office
one last time
He said, “I still have Those Socks –”
I said, “Now You don’t need Them –”
“Why?”
“Because Now It’s Spring!”
The Hawk Kitchen 7:13pm
There’s something so satisfying
about letting A Fly out
a sliding glass door —
It’s as if all Your Problems
go along with It
& You can stand back
& look at The Sky
in Its sunset-hued pink
& think There Is No Better
Way
From The Hawk Kitchen Refrigerator
(quotation marks implied)
24/7
Ego
From the get go
Scenario
From day 1
Life is a journey
There ya go!
Climate change
Issue
Live in the moment
It’s all good!
You can’t have everything
Ya get what ya pay for
Nobody’s perfect
Inappropriate behaviour
Up the yin yang
Ya can’t take it with you!
Yeah (as a filler)
Bitch
On the same page
Step up to the plate
You have a lot on your plate
Between a rock and a hard place
Enjoy!
Agro
Good energy
On board
If I win the lottery
Wake up call
Irk
Irksome
Live & learn
Mind set (though I use it)
Down time
Melt down
Jus’ sayin
It is what it is
Get your head around
Heads up
Stepping stone
Team player
There are two sides to every story
Win – win
Been there, done that
Bought the T-shirt
Count your blessings
Look on the bright side
Hang in there
Have a good day
Good Luck
End game
Game over
At the end of the day
In the final analysis
Play it by ear
Quantitative easing (sounds like a laxative)
No brainer
Joanna Gilman Hyde 