Category Modern Life
No Protests in Tulsa
~~~~~ I read a news story or an opinion piece, I’m not sure which, but what it said made a lot of sense. Whether you believe the current resident of 1600 Black Lives Matter Plaza capable or not, the rally originally scheduled for Juneteenth and now moved to Saturday the 20th, is designed as a […]
Legacy
~~~~~ What do we remember; are all our memories bad? Do we recall racism and hatred make us feel mad? Which are the memories which make us feel good? Family, and friends, as we stand where we stood. Is the evil recollected from the police or a stranger? Even when long-past, does our life wreak […]
If We Fail
~~~~~ Who will we be if we fail to remember The evil we have committed over time? That’s not us we say, but we’re wrong. Angry mob descended from kidnappers Angry mob descended from murderers. A people who thought slavery their due. A people who knew genocide their right. A people who turn a blind […]
The Eye We Turn
~~~~~ I speak my disquiet to the concrete and the glass And every other person who, on the lane, I pass. Tell it to the trees, the birds, every blade of grass; Officials rarely listen; so I tell each lad and lass. Nothing came from my dismal, despairing cries. Teargas, flashbangs, falling down from the […]
You Might Be Right
~~~~~ I wager you believe that I cannot write Something to make you think and laugh Even though I admit you might be right, Picture dear leader with the head of a giraffe. ~~~~~ Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment ~~~~~ Please, leave a comment and let me know […]
The Inside More
~~~~~ I had a thought yesterday And it really made me think, When people stop and pray For a better life, a new sink, Are words they think, say An attempt to hoodwink Themselves? You, say hey, That sound like double-think. What you want, at heart, may Not match the words you think, When you […]
If We Keep Going…
~~~~~ What’s a person to do, When every day there’s something new? War and violence, pandemic, Unsanctioned, sanctioned murder, a nod, a wink. Systemic racism, top to bottom, nation-wide, Though you’ll say, don’t look at me. If not you, who would you blame instead? Do you, like me, have no safe place to stand, Numbered […]
Take Your Chances
~~~~~ So you pay your money and you take your chance. It’s something I have been told, maybe have said. Going along, we may learn the steps to the dance. Hope we can master them before we end up dead. Many odd descriptions used to describe our lives: A dance, a ride, a steady slog, […]
Epiphany
~~~~~ Artists and writers may be tortured souls Constantly searching for a way to express That is so cogent and so clear we awake. Oftentimes creatives in front of the curve. They create a vision to show you, tell you, Difficult to show on the page, the canvas, In the dance steps, notes of the […]
And Promises to Keep
~~~~~ I would climb upon the stars So I may hear your thoughts. Live, with my pain and scars, As I am jumping over aughts. To be dancing upon the grass. I wonder which side I am on? If it’s all the same, I will pass, A gilded plate my name is on. All, and […]
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