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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.

Oscar red carpet

So hungry but the
dress fits stumble past photogs
smile stop nod pose smile.

Night before the Academy Awards

Dreams of Oscars like
sugarplums dance in their heads.
Hollywood’s Christmas.

Head shop

Tie dye gauzy tops
plaid goth skirts hemp necklaces
you know you need ’em.

Sephora

Kid in candy shop
I dab on product in search
of my true colors.

Watching after 2 am

TV morphs into
loser land infomercials
for acne weight loss

Wasted Saturday night

We watch bad TV
eat microwave popcorn feel
guilty not really.

After a few drinks

Midnight ghosthunting
at a tragic landmark seems
like a cool idea

February dilemma

What of those born on
the 29th, their birthday
once every four years?

Mom’s casual embrace

Longing to hug them,
I wait ’til they flutter near
like moths to my flame.

Retail therapy

Drove to the city
to shop eat sushi buy fun
things that make us smile.