Gaby Ann Place

The other night When I shut off the lightI heard a rumbleLike a stampedeHappening rightunder my feetIt shook my body andrattled my teethAll of a su...

There's this tall tree  That shelters me From the heat His canopy is much older Than everyone on the Hill Today, it stands still And as silent as i...

Silently kissedBy the lightWhether duringThe day or at nightBy the starsOr the sunWith its mightI watch you danceCatching the rainbowWithin each on...

A long time ago When I first came to America On an evening like this one I was in Wisconsin on a strip Hopping from door to door One bar, two saloo...

It's getting late12 am, it's a dateI'm getting usedTo these late callsThat break the wallJust like whenWe first met Since that kissUnder the camera...

I celebrate the livingBy remembering the deadI lived life trying to findthe magic switch and hit resetThen make the most outOf the little time I've...

Real, like life Spirals have only  Two certainties A known beginning and an inescapable end Some show repeating Patterns, some have coils Like what...

You must believe inLeaving Nadir withAll your might and willDon't let anyoneSteal your dreamsFor a good lifeTo most is out of reach Like a secluded...

I lay here in my bedWide awakeTrying to rememberIf those feelingsWere real or fakeI remember the painAnd knowingWhat was at stakeThe reasonI buried...

A bit of everything everyone does and a little bit of what not so many doThat's what I like People often ask me But they really neverWant to hear t...

I see lines On working handsAnd on the palmsOf older menI see themDrawn by a child on the sandI see fields linedWith deadly minesInstead of preciou...

It's Memorial DayIn preparationThe hardware storeGave little flags awayI see a lot of menGetting ready to celebratedressed like Special opsWith the...