Never again

By Jonathan Gonzalez | 08/23/2013

24 hours is almost enough
time to catch your breath,
assess the room,
grab your keys from the floor.

24 hours is enough
time to remember the route,
map out the area,
shut down the road.

24 hours is more than enough
time to stare at your reflection,
shake your head and say
“Never again.”

80

By Jonathan Gonzalez | 08/22/2013

In this city I don’t recognize,
a prize sails through the streets
that lie underneath a lonely night.

My eyes have yet to wander
from who stares at me
with big bright eyes.

18 but it feels like 80.
Hard to rest when I’m
wishing you home.

18 but it feels like 80.
This is a first
and I hope it’s a last.

 
 

Unnatural

By Jonathan Gonzalez | 08/08/2013

We are all the same,
seeking want over need.
A reckless desire to push
through a seemingly endless crowd
without ever a thought to look back
and pick up those we knock down.