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