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About gimble

I've never understood why solitary confinement is considered a punishment. My favorite time of year is when vacation forces me to drive long hours on the overnight stretch, all other companions in the car asleep, my thoughts and the dark stretch of white-striped road all to myself. Having said that, I can happily keep busy inside my head, yet am distracted by so much of the larger world that I waste time putting those thoughts generated by those distractions down on cyber-paper. Maybe I want to see if anyone else feels likewise. Though not as bright, sharp or hard as a diamond, I am many faceted - esoteric in my literature, tending toward magic realism - pop-culture vulturish in my take on media - sentimental enough to cry at dog food commercials - and a lover of kitsch, like diners and other holes in the wall of life.

Afternoon rendezvous

She blithely sails out
the door. No explanations
save her secret smile.

Friendship during hard times

Like an egg in a
carton I fall but don’t crack,
cushioned by your strength.

Instagram

Dull lives filtered take
on romance, mystery, masked by
Low-fi Sutro Rise.

Loser

You still up? Dude, it’s
not like the internet won’t
be there tomorrow.

Selling out

Buying a domain
name to monetize content.
The new bourgeoisie.

Up all night

I would like to see
4 am start off my day
instead of end it.

Three day week

Wednesday is the new
Monday, Thursday Hump Day, T
GI still Friday.

Mommy friendships

If all we have in
common is our kids, that’s not
an enduring match.

Welcome 2013

If you suffer from
triskaidekaphobia,
good luck. You’ll need it.

New year’s resolutions

How apt. A bright snow
white day cleans the slate for our
future perfect selves.