the you that writes

If the you that reads
is not the you that writes
then does anyone really write
only for themselves
or is it that they write
not to be read?

– matt at shadow of iris
the_you_that_writes

real

I want a word
more real than the last.

– matt at shadow of iris

hold back nothing

Hold back nothing
ambiguously
each word
falling from you
a drop of mist
in the middle of
a downpour.

– matt at shadow of iris

tomorrow

Tomorrow
a new word will arrive
packaged carefully
with an exotic stamp
pasted
in the upper right-hand corner.

– matt at shadow of iris

small words

Small words
on the edge of a sentence
drifting in one direction first
but then taking an unexpected
twist
and leading you down
a tunnel
where as of yet
there is no light.

– matt at shadow of iris
small_words