the dark counter
i’m angry
and
i miss my friend Continue reading the dark counter
Author: Primitive Joe
Challenging backpacking trips, zazen, contemplating the lens through which I view the world, and a love of discovering new things drive my appreciation for this place we live.
the contentious one
is it a crime to want to be loved?
i always did my best for YOU, and now? Continue reading the contentious one
spyglass, the biggest moon ever
Cynthiae figuras aemulatur mater amorum
but here, I disagree with him
Cynthia aemulatur matrem amorum Continue reading spyglass, the biggest moon ever
the origin of paradise
Look at this wall—
peer into this mind. Continue reading the origin of paradise
Anoxic Flame
Allowing myself to see the lies,
the poison behind their words.
I nurture the innocent one,
the child they sought to harm.
Continue reading Anoxic Flame
wild enthusiasm
This smile, these senses—
bloom with wild enthusiasm again. Continue reading wild enthusiasm
Thank you for looking
Answering the phone at my high school desk job,
my mom was on the line, whom I hadn’t heard from in a while. Continue reading Thank you for looking
To Bright Eyes, To Texas
Recognize the true blue, not water and wine,
the limitless ocean, the refuge within you. Continue reading To Bright Eyes, To Texas
Primitive Joe 