We’ve Walled-up our Hearts

We’ve walled-up our hearts
We’ve assumed our secret identities
We’ve invested wisely for the future

We’ve left love
    in safety deposit boxes
        around the country

Side by side
    at the tag sale,
        we say nothing

Face to face
    at the supermarket
        we glance in opposite directions

Back to back
    against the on-rushing night
        we feel deeply alone


-Jim DuBois
August 2005

Yes by Yes

-Jim DuBois
2004

The Poet Answers

The Poet Says, Blackout Poem

you can't reach me

Oops!
My phone died

Now,
I'm out where
you
can't reach me,
a poet
watching the rain

Actually,
I left my phone
behind
on purpose.


-Jim DuBois
Nov 8, 2012

Buried Dreams

A blackout poem.

-Jim DuBois
October 2012

Para la Vida

Un momento
de tiempo

para el sol
para el corazón
para la vida


-Jim DuBois
Oct 17, 2012

Phantoms

Phantoms of the past
Loom large on cloudy days
Speak loudly in lonely rooms
Distort the day with dirty lenses


-Jim DuBois
March 19, 2005