Beams

Beams
JCD Kerwin

I will build my house
without a roof
so that the moon
will fill the rooms
in luminescent blue—
the kind of color
I remember
once-upon-a-time
in the dark with you.

(January, 2014)

Side-note: “Once-upon-a-time” is a stupid phrase I use far too much.

Secret

Secret
JCD Kerwin

I place the plate of cookies
just right on the floor,
hoping that the world
doesn’t wake the monster
hiding in my closet.

(January, 2014)