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Revision, re-vision, re-vise… re-vise re-vise

September 8, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Writing is re-writing HOW I’M FEELING I’m up. I’m not up up, you understand? But I’m up. * Seriously, I don’t always know when I’ve returned from wherever it is I was, where it is I’ve returned from. * Have I had breakfast yet? Seriously, have … Read More

Welcome

August 30, 2017 by Robert Sward 4 Comments

...The days dwindle down to a precious few, these precious days I’ll spend with you. —September Song It's hard to believe it's already September and I’m into the second year of my two-year appointment as Poet Laureate of Santa Cruz County … Read More

I WANT

August 10, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

to go back to that room, that room where I was in that house where we used to live… * Are we gonna go home to where we used to live? You-we lived in a place in Chicago. Very definitely Chicago! I don’t know what town we came from … Read More

WHAT ARE YOU WRITING DOWN?

July 21, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

I love my white hair. You think I should trim it? No, I don’t judge the way you are. You are the way you are. But I want you to have a mouth. I don’t think you need a mouth. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t you dare marry another … Read More

WHO’S YOUR NAME?

July 21, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Who, who… who’s your name? Get up? Get up? I’m not sure I know how to get up. I’m just not sure. * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

HOME

July 21, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

When are we gonna go back? Back, you know, to where we live. No, not here, we don’t live here. Home, home, I wanna go home. You know, to where we came from. Where my folks are. I’m worried We haven’t heard from them. When are we … Read More

SLEEP

July 20, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

One day I’m going to go to sleep. I’ve been there. I’ve been there before. Sleep. Sleep is a place to go. Sleep is a place. Where are you going? To sleep. *  Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

MARRY

July 20, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Are you marrying anyone? Oh, there you are. Tell me, are you marrying anyone? Where’s my head? Have you, Have you seen my head?  * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

HUSBAND

July 19, 2017 by Robert Sward 3 Comments

Where is he, my husband? You were just with him, Weren’t you? I saw you. You’re not my husband. What? You are? You’re my husband, you? I’m sorry. * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

LANGUAGE

July 19, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

Do you think the little dog learned anything Today? Like what? Well, maybe the language you speak When you say the language you say When you talk to her, The language you say when you hold her. * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

WHO YOU ARE

July 19, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

I recognize you, I know I know you, But…how come I don’t know who you are?   What do you love best about me? What do you love best about me?   I’ll tell you first. That you love me, That you love me the way I am.   I … Read More

I ABSOLVE YOU

July 15, 2017 by Robert Sward 1 Comment

I don’t know where this is coming from, But I want you to know I absolve you Of any guilt you may have, now or in the future, you could not have done more, you did everything you could, everything humanly possible. Beyond The … Read More

DEJA VU

July 15, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

I look at these paintings And I don’t remember doing them. But I have this feeling I’ve lived here before, that This, this is my studio, that Whatever we’re doing, We’ve done it all before.  * Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

MARRIED

July 13, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

We're married? Really? Why would you want to marry me? Is that true? We're already married? Copyright © 2017 Robert Sward … Read More

WORRY

June 23, 2017 by Robert Sward Leave a Comment

I worry sometimes… people wondering how I am, What I am, Who I am          * Yes, I know who I am. I have very high feelings About myself. I think I'm reasonably good looking, reasonably smart. And that's just … Read More

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