Things by Eric Toupin http://erictoupin.com "I'll settle for you, if you'll settle for me," she said.And I'll make it up, if you'll lie in this bed."And I'll give a little, if you will too," she said.And I'll lose a little me, and I'll be a lit... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/second_best After diving, I swath my head in pillows and sheets, to sleep.And there, I sway and bobble, roll in the sea that's been impressed on my brain.I feel my fluid body compress, and decompress.And I swim, ... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/the_swims Let me tell you something about the pervasiveness of loneliness. It looks for me in crowded places. It seeps in through the barricades of people and responsibility that I construct so painstakingly. I... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/time_alone There's sweat on my pillowcase and the color in my windows is dying, graying, so that the rods and cones in my eyes are trading places. Relieving each other from duty. And because of that my vision is... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/evenings_generally Sometimes my vision is grainy and jumpy like an old film. The world seems to rattle a little, like an aging, feeble toy. It's in those moments of this grand illusion's unexpected weaknesses that I fee... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/unconvinced In the middle of a barren, whitesand seabottom I find an anchor. It's been sleeping there in the crystal water for a long time; its grown green with the plants that sway gently in the undersea current... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/fish_friend_the_first Sometimes, when it's been a really long time, I peel the skin back to see if you're still hurting me in there.You take my breath away like a sucker punch and so I sit down hard. And then I can't help ... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/ghost_friend I can tell we're fighting again by the way that you look at me. Out of the sides of your big eyes; bitter, resenting, and still needing. I told you I was done, you know. And I guess you took me about ... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/bad_habits This is not a subtle flavor at all. It's crazy good, though, especially if you're a cayenne fan. One very small yellow onion, chopped One entire garlic (yes), minced Two tablespoons of gi... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/delicious_rice I saw the most enchanting girl today in the yellow sun: Bewitchingly bleached, ivory skin with the promise of beautiful blue blush abashed just beneath. A lovely little body, lean and lissome with ... http://erictoupin.com/blog/all/tourists