Category Poetry
WYGIWYSNISM
Is that the best you can do, one of them asked I think I’d do much better if you just relaxed I think you’d do better if you ever learned how A fine time you’ve picked to think of that now You’ve hinted you want it done but never asked Always be polite, we’re told; […]
Live In
‘Tis a gift to be simple and uncomplicated |No bartered existence to prove we’re alive Sit silently, existence within contemplated No more true separation than bee and hive Appearances deceive, it’s all grand illusion Alone, the same centers, edges and middles So rapid, intricate that we live in confusion While the chorus relaxes, sings and […]
Even When, We Must
We must celebrate what’s good, but expose what is wrong We must never be complacent; say the day cannot be won We must guard the gains we garner, no matter how small Even the smallest light, the tiniest step forward benefits all We must fight against the fossils who pull us back in time We […]
The Other Shoe
In times which try you, foil your plans Do you hold on tightly with both hands Sink beneath the waves in dark despair Hope someone saves you; no one’s there If all days, weeks, years, the world stinks You feel so hopeless, know you’re jinxed You don’t know how to thrive or survive Question just […]
So I Dream
Politicians rarely do what is needful, only if expedient They are all so greedful, with more than can be spent See them stand there sincerely, butter wouldn’t melt Hearts frozen, all ice and stone, so nothing’s ever felt Any cause moves them if it will win them an election Convince you they‘ll more than help, […]
Story Arc
In time, I will surely find my place In my place, I will surely find the time Human existence no longer a contest or race Let’s discard the fears of youth for a new paradigm
We Will Tell You
Join the revolution, turn and turn and turn Around, follow the sound, watch the birdie Which direction looks right; watch, learn Bet it all on just one card, down and dirty Watch all the ads and pay strict attention Get in the line now and march to the beat With the explosions, fast cuts, pretension […]
One Voice
When did we substitute hubris for style Or do you think it is simply my aesthetic When I see a straight line, I cannot smile Near carved entablature, it’s so pathetic Although I am only one voice in this song I believe we sacrificed our artistry for ego Even though future years prove me wrong […]
Another Way
I wonder, if you had gone the other way Would it, to me, have made a difference It probably would have, but who’s to say Whether better, worse, drained in the rinse Your life feels like you’re in the spin cycle Pressured, wrung out, stuck in one place You pretend to ravel riding an exercycle […]
Beneath the Grass
What would it feel like, any fun, to live to be one hundred My imagination tells me it would be less fun more dread With luck, still shuffling around, able to pee upon my shoes Not rolled about like deadwood by someone I don’t choose Perhaps I will be non compos mentis and it will […]
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