My family’s wound envelopes me.— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
I feel Danny’s need … as I remember my own years …
in lucid moments between the running days I remember him
and wonder how I can feel so strongly
and do so little for love.
Everyone seems to live simpler lives than I
rootless man living off many lives
and not having one of my own to share or claim
I wait for history’s wheels to spew me out
frantically waiting on Godot and wisdom to find me…
… spoiled child … karmic wastrel
Five minutes with Rose on the phone in anger
and my family’s wound envelopes me….
gallagher
15 nov 78
Archive for the ‘Long Beach’ Category
1978-11-15
Wednesday, November 15th, 19781978-11-28
Tuesday, November 28th, 1978Winter’s morning’ Momma…am I going to stay— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
white bird of spirit in the land of corporate play
I hear the whisperings…the early morning’ trees that say
you’re just a wisp of life and so very quickly blown away
The rustling’ leaves that lay the winter’s crackin’ cold to me
I’ve never been a man who could be anything but free
I love the rustle of these ladies skirts in love
and I like the way their eyes go shining’ round
I feel my inner tide and feeling, a certain pride
calling’ me out to face the wind and winning
I feel this love of life as a deeper sort of knife
some living healing light, some bird of spirit bound
bound for flight.
gallagher
28 nov 78
1978-11-29
Wednesday, November 29th, 1978It could be that she is the chosen love of my life— Copyright 1965-2008 by Dennis Gallagher —
certainly no other face has moved me so constantly
and very few have really touched me
and none, like her, … through and through
A year I’ve drifted and loved and sifted
and she still says more to me in five minutes of anger
than most with hours of love
we’re bound, it feels, beneath our lives and lovers
by the years we grew together and the child we love
so that Texas and our youth
and our learning trust and love
are more cement and pattern
that sex and words can change or will undo.
gallagher
29 nov 78