In the morning, as we’re enjoying a shower together, Cash asks Mikey how long he’s been working here.”Since I was fourteen.””How OLD are you now?””Eighteen.””Nice. Are there any other hot guys working here besides you?””I’m not a prostitute. I’m a ranch hand.””Sorry- I didn’t mean-” “It’s okay.”As they kiss and make up, I inform Cash...

Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?””Not at all. Shoot-“”Do you have butt implants?

THE SILENT PEOPLESome people are so rude,Living their lives with no concern for others,Or possibly just intent on pissing other people off-Annoying everyone around them.The silent people-Want to kill them-And drive forks into their skulls-Create weapons of extreme torture-And scream from the top of their lungs-“SHUT UP.”But words are not spoken-And attention is not given.Though...

TOMORROW’S WILLSilent world, I find myself,Glad no one hears my thoughts.In dark cocoon, I hibernate,Yet spirit spills every thought.A second chance to try again.The risks I know too well.Two sunsets turning into six-Awaits tomorrow’s will.

Shifting my weight and readjusting my stance, I’m eventually able to do like he wants, floating up and down in the palms of his hands.”That’s it-” he said.I ask if this is how he and Frieda do it. Laughing, he nods his head no.”Why NOT?””Because– unlike YOU- she’s not very FOND of getting corn-holed.

As I’m smiling but fearing for the worse, he asks if I was in the Navy.”NO. THIS IS JUST MY HALLOWEEN COSTUME.””WELL, I WAS… FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS.”I don’t know whether he wants me to apologize for impersonating a sailor, thank him for his service, or stop drooling as I melt into his eyes

Monday is a sloppy umbrella day, which makes everybody a little blue. Cole, dropping by my office in the morning, wastes no time in blowing off steam. “You can TAKE this DAY and SHOVE IT where the SUN DOESN’T SHINE,” he growled.”Too late. Somebody already DID THAT.

After driving 30-minutes East of Seattle, I expect to see a great bowling alley. But, as we pull into the parking lot, all I see are pot holes, a horse and Amish buggy, and no cars to speak of- broken down or otherwise. Even the building is in shambles, needs painted and looks a bit...

Never boyfriends? You’ve NEVER been in LOVE?”As I shake my head no, I look out the window, yearning to see Cole’s sun-filled eyes again looking into mine.”Don’t worry,” Tiger said. “Love isn’t easy- and it happens on its own time. Just hang in there. He’ll come around.

With him, I’ve become like putty- rendered powerless by his magnificence- and his to mold into whatever he desires.

Tommy asks where Carolyn is.”She’s at Cindy’s.””They live together now,” Salvador added.”Didn’t they just start dating?” Tommy asked.Tiger answered, “Yeah… A couple of WEEKS ago.”Unhappy about the news, Tommy objects to Carolyn moving in with Cindy.”That’s how it happens in our WORLD,” Salvador said. “One night you MEET, the next night you MOVE IN, and...

He takes the beer and sets it on the floor. “I’ve never been into guys. So, this attraction to you is a little weird for me.” I try to ease his mind by telling him that a lot of straight guys have at least one homosexual experience in their lifetime and that it’s pretty normal.”Yeah…...

VISIONS OF GRANDEURI’m walking through a sheet of glass instead of the door,Flying over a giant candlestick lighting up Central Park,Repeating two courses at Hard Knock’s College,And swimming through the Red Sea with silky jelly fish.I’m hopping over an empty row house in Philadelphia,Getting a seventy dollar manicure on a gondola in Venice,Wearing a white...

This is Doctor Norton. Who’s calling?””Step N’Wolfe- the owner of the Emerald Cascade Ranch on Green Valley Road. I have a horse in labor and the baby’s already coming out of the horse’s ass.””You should of called sooner.

Okay… well… learning the two-step is like learning to ride a bull. It ain’t easy. You gotta feel the bull’s rhythm and move with it. Let the bull lead you. Alright… put your weight on your left foot.” I do as he says, knowing without him needing to further illustrate, that I’m the bull rider...

THE VOICEI know you can’t see me,But you are a part of me.Like that finger on your hand,Only bigger.Through you and with you,I am living and growing,Learning,Expanding,And having fun.If you think you’re alone,You’re wrong.I’m here in your eyes reading this with you.I’m there,Sitting in your seat with you,Experiencing your surroundings.You’re not alone.I’m not alone.Together we...

Where’s Kahn?””In bed. You don’t mind if I pet your little pink kitty? Do you?” I chuckled, “You mean my HOT DIGGITY DOG.

There’s a FEW THINGS you need to get STRAIGHT about being GAY…” “That’s an OXYmoron.””You’ll be an OXYmoron if you don’t listen. GAY men SUCK and FUCK. They don’t go around falling in LOVE. At least not with every TOM, DICK and HARRY.

You’re a superCILIOUS cock SUCKER. You know that.” “IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE.

I laughed, “I don’t have a CHANCE IN HELL of ever turning COLE DRIVER GAY. He’s straighter than NEIL PATRICK HARRIS.

I tagged your ass the other night,” I said, “while you were sleeping- and you liked it.””Really? I thought it was a dream.” “It was. A WET one.

LOCKING HORNSSome are afraid to try new things,To take a simple risk,Limiting what they might accomplish,Limiting what they might wish.I’m not afraid to try new things,To take a little risk,For I believe that we’ve only moments,To do the things we wish.Some feel they have the time,To do the things they want.Some think their dreams not...

Madonna’s- Justify My Love, follows us into the lounge, where several men, seated at the tables, eye us like hungry lions as we walk through. Tiger asked, “So, this is a WHOREhouse?””Actually, a gay BATHhouse. I hope you don’t mind that I’m a little bit of a SLUT-puppy.””MIND? NO. You’re MY HERO.

Oh-” I rest my back against the door to my apartment and purr as I slide down to the floor. “I need to get a tux too.” “GREAT. We’ll stop at the Tux Boutique tomorrow… while we’re out making babies. I mean DELIVERIES. Sorry-“”I’d love that. Making babies… that is…

Steaming, Sebastian flies up out of his seat and makes a dramatic exit out the front door.”Is he always so crazy?” I asked.”Yeah. But he’s a hot fuck. You’ll see.””No thanks… I’ll pass. That kid’s severely psychotic.””He’s just a jealous mess.””Why did you marry him?””We’re not married. We’re in an open relationship.””Thank God. I was...

BAREFOOT BEACHTake off your shoes-You’re on barefoot beach.Relax in the sunshine-Broken only by trees.

Raven, holding Joshua’s chin, asks him how old he is.Joshua, folding in the pinky and the thumb on his left hand, while leaning on Raven’s legs, raises three middle fingers into the air.”That’s what I thought. You’re three.

FRIENDSLooking out the window, I see you looking in.You are the sunshine,That fills my soul.

MISERABLERelease the toxic and infectious-Spreaders of misery,Souls destroying souls-And poisonous liars.Awaken from the hallucinations-And take back your heart.Reclaim your self-esteem-And leave the toxic be.

LITTLE STAR BIG UNIVERSE I love everyone-And everything.The ocean,The sky,The other planets,The people here,The people there.I love to smile,To run and play,I love to work hard,And create everyday.I love to rest,When the long day’s through,But most of all,l love thinking of you.

BE REALBring it on-And let truth be my existence.Value my life-And tell me like it is.Bark at me when I’m wrong-And hug me when I’m right.Praise me if I succeed-And tell me if I fail.Laugh at me if you think I’m funny-And wink at me if you think I’m cute.Yell at me if I ever...

LET’S GO BACK HOMEI can’t think about you,Without smiling.What I wouldn’t give,To go back there,Take you in my arms,Kiss you, And tell you,”I still love you.”It’s been three decades now,And still your smile’s with me,Your wave goodbye, The love in your eyes, And everything else you gave me,Before that highway fog swept in,And stole your...

DICK’S DESIREDick’s eyes-Soft, cold, and blue-Meet Devonshire’s-Dark, sexy, and yearning.Turning away-Dick grabs two packets of sugar-While Devonshire’s eyes-Are still upon him-Pondering his every move.Is Dick a playboy,A ladies’ man,A mans’ man,Or a killer?Does his sex long for,Something hard-Or something soft?Does he need cream in his coffee-The screaming splash of a man,Or the sweet flow of...

MOMWholeheartedly,She loved me-And inspired me-With transcending devotion.It was a blessing-To have been her son,To have been loved-Without conditions.Her words of wisdom-Opened my eyes-To the world-And to myself.By seeing the best in me, She empowered me.By believing in me, She transformed me.She grew old-And floated away,But her love remains standing-Eternally by my side.

A WATERY BLISSAs busy as an ice cream freezer,On a Sunday getting hotter,Happy is the honey eater-The busy ocean otter,Floating alongside Teter,On a sea full of water.

WILL YOU BE BRINGING A DATE?””PROBABLY NOT.””OH COME ON,” Dora said. “I’M SURE THAT YOU MUST HAVE LOTS OF BOYFRIENDS– AND GIRLFRIENDS…”I nod my head no and explain that my sex life is complicated.”HOW SO?” Tommy asked.”MY BOYFRIEND’S STRAIGHT.””OH. WOW,” Dora said. “MINE TOO.” We laugh.

After six long hours of driving and three rest stops, Tiger pulls up to a snow-topped, metal speaker box just outside the State Penitentiary’s first gate in Walla Walla. As he rolls down his window and snow flies in his face, Joshua starts begging for a Happy Meal.I turn around, snapping at him. “This ISN’T...