Category politics
Either of Us
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Correct if I’m wrong about the many things I believe in my daily routine. May I do the same for you? And will either of us listen? ~~~~~ Diversity is Unity, Empathy is Empowerment Peace is Purpose, Nonviolence is Strength, Unite the World ~~~~~ Please, leave a […]
What Tomorrow Brings
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Cry freedom as you step into your adult life. No matter where you find yourself, who you end up talking to, talking about, the conversation always reflects you. Who you are and who you may become. So speak of many things: failed governments, cabbages and faux kings. […]
When Patterns Come
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ How city traffic weaves, snarls and fights for space in order to find their place. Speed on, blow your horn. All for you, because you’re you. Cacophony of motors. machines fill your heads with noise, which, when patterns come, become a form of music, so intense. ~~~~~ […]
That Depiction
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ What is reality? Can you tell me? Explicate in such a way, I may understand and comprehend the vagaries of our complex existence. I will listen without resistance, if only I might know truly, if only for this single instant. The world would change. Not only mine, […]
Land of Clouds
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ How do you rise to the top? How do you rise from the ashes? The phoenix flying wild and free. A flaming tail nothing but our signature. How you remake your ligature, soaring ever higher, long past any bird upon a wire. What will you find at […]
Simple and Complex
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The chase is on, and who’s to say who it is that leads and who follows? Some would say it’s but linear progression and I will let them harbor their obsession. Though I see time flow in multiple directions, up and down like rolling hills, not simply […]
Pushing Life
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Saw a woman in a leopard-print jacket, old and slouching along the corridor, the open space which leads to more possible coats. Zebra prints ,with alligator purses, faux, of course, these days, as it should be. Who’ll say how much damage we’ve done and whether our weather […]
Smoke, No Mirrors
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ The last weeks of winter smelled like smoke. A chipmunk cheeped on the deck, an alarm, although I could not see any sign of danger. It dashed away into the densest underbrush. Moments later, it darted out, scurried to the fresh birdseed my wife had scattered earlier. […]
Come to the Table
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Our dreams drink coffee with us—Joy Harjo Our dreams drink coffee with us as they put their arms around our children. Even as they wrap us in a loving or hateful embrace, for our hopes, for our sins. Come to the table sons and daughters, mothers and […]
How We Live
People Over Politics, World Over Wealth ~~~~~ ~~~~~ How will I know when my entrance comes and I’m set to step upon the stage? Will I be a flop or all the rage? What a strange construction. Words in a row signifying, ones upon which I’m relying. Will you take me by the hand? Lead […]