I Cannot Walk Alone Enough

i can not walk alone enough 

or harder

or faster

or freer

than

the bird i’m 

pretending not to notice 

and my shoelaces

are grimace

and the concrete is hot 

it’s as if my own cross-eyed version

of love and war

are nothing but 

goggles

i don’t own 

and the glaring sun 

By Blake Ellington Larson.

Blake Ellington Larson invented the color pink. He does not collect Care Bears and most certainly doesn't have a subscription to The Believer. On a scale of one to awesome. He would definitely be awesome. He lives in the quiet suburbs of Alameda, California and would very much like to meet you. 

He's been published by Amphibi.us, Back Room Live, Beatnik Cowboy, Black Heart Magazine, Bolts of Silk, Cherry Picked Hands and Picaresque.Here is the link to his blog: http://porchlife.wordpress.com