Let‘s walk among the crowds downtown On an average morning Hectic and harried, growing denser Hurry along now Past a doorman at a four-star hotel Past a homeless man A women arrives in a dark sedan Every line screams privilege Don’t step on his filthy blanket Don’t look him in the eye As the door […]
Once upon time should be how we start every story Whether poignant slice of life or adventure and glory Tear-fraught tragedy, where in the end, the hero dies Perhaps a really steamy romance where everyone lies Maybe your once upon a time is aimed into the future Perhaps biographies, travel books, or you’re into […]
Change was inspired by and used the form of Shane Koyczan’s Remember How We Forgot, but is written from my perspective, which has more history than the brilliant Shane has so far amassed. If you don’t know who he is, go find out Change Forget how we remember Forget the games we played in May […]
Do we start restricting our children much too soon Compromising their ability to shoot for the moon? Yes, they are exuberant at home, out in public, too Dangers abound and they must learn this from you I’m sure I was such a child, drove all the adults nuts Smart, curious, one to ask, remark […]
It is not like I just remembered, though in a way I did Some part of me wanted to be a poet when just a kid Like my artist, which got squashed while still in school I’ve waited until my current age to find I had the tools If I had been better, had […]
We come to another country; we steal it from the people there Then act somehow miraculous, like we grew a bald man’s hair Whether we sell ourselves as motherland, fatherland, liberator People’s republic, or sun never sets, we’re but thieves, no more Despite our ignominious starts, a moral high ground we claim Conveniently forgetting that […]
Natural light obscured by swollen clouds Rain-slicked streets offer me no reflection Trudging on, collar high to ward off damp As I turn a corner, searching for this, you A frigid gale shredding the vaporous veil Ebbs, whispering encouraging, revealing Our spinning globe of stars and galaxies This modest corner of infinite space, time So […]
I stand high upon the mountaintop My dark, uncertain path obscured Until a sharp, chill wind rises, cuts Shreds my fog-shrouded mind, self Reveals bright stars, the Milky Way Limns my way through the darkness Familiar yet unknown, a revelation Unsuspected peaks tower above me The last mist vanishes, mere dreams Solitude, silence, contained, replete […]
Ancient before time Impenetrable void waited Crawled from its atomic shell Instantaneous illumination flared Newborn This moment A swirling figure Moves, is every moment Innocently wise Hopeful, in constant conflict Cooperation in every interchange Full of wonder, every and all stories Worth living for Growing, expansive Worth dying for, each instant All mirrored within the […]
This morning I decided I would start wearing My whole head right on the bottom of my feet It means I will no longer get to wear an earring But I’ll see where I’m walking down the street I’ve decided to leave my nose to sit atop my neck That way, I can smell […]
