I once told people I had a dream But all I did was wish and scheme I did not get where I wanted to go Or figure out what I did not know When I dreamed, worked as well Soon on my dreams I didn’t dwell Knew what I hadn’t known before Share what life […]
If you can think You may well find Nothing on your mind Cannot stitch together Two thoughts equal aught You’d better take a sweater
How then may I write? How can I stop Made for this time, now and none other To sharpen my razor on a broken strop World deep enough in drek to smother People who lead lie, serve their agenda Believe in their scriptures, not their god No choice, no one real, each a pretender Laws […]
Sadly, this will be the second time I will have posted this piece on this date, the third anniversary of the Newtown murders (the first to fall on a school day). Because many tragic deaths continue to occur, I have vowed to mark this tragic date, in this manner, until such time as we come […]
Fabled treasures are the purview of men Hearth, home, filling the hope of women Been told, but doesn’t mean it’s true then We heard this meme over and over again Terrified men work to return olden days After, oh so slowly, we changed our ways Realigned our shoulds, oughts and mays Until the time we […]
We are conditioned, convinced when we are but babes in arms Depends on the teacher to determine whether this helps, harms Despite where we live, we are persuaded to think as we are told In America, the United States of, we’re pressed into their mold Molded thus, in childhood, know we’ll have any life we […]
Could it be I have heard voices From the bottom Of the sea Depths darkly Speaking Murmuring softly, Indistinct, unknown Language, dialect Unrecognized Marks my ignorance Can I distinguish Truth from lies Which lie behind The darkness Of my eyes More the fool Than wise Yet, I hear them I feel them Rising up Into […]
Could it be I stop for coffee in the morning That it’s little to do with imbibing caffeine Could it be I am engaged in my sojourning Simply so I may see and by others be seen
Being greedy In small steps Grabbing what What you want As though It’s yours By right Or rite Casting bones Waving feathers Odds and ends Imbued with power At midnight Any hour Darkness hides Our fright Our trepidation Nervous laughter Hoping, hoping Longing to know The secret Wrest the prize The surprise You know Has […]
Tomorrow is a good day to try something new I mean, what do you think will happen to you If you choose, one time, your dream to pursue Treasure like sunlight sparkle on morning dew Or turned down a lane, the way the wind blew Where lurks a forest darker than evening news Go on, […]
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