Tag Archives: civilization
A Single Tear
What net of illusions do I hope to cast Magician’s misdirection my future, past Always on the verge of fathoming truth Feeling all makes sense a folly of youth How then could I have thought, known Imagine imagination’s leap, now grown Many ways, not only down and sideways Wander, stars transfixed, narrow byways Wondering will […]
Dive Into the Sky
Do you buy self-help books by ones, twos Or do you buy them by the bloody dozens Stop halfway through, dejected, confused Yet sing their praises, to friends or cousins Do you read the advice, but don’t follow it And then you wonder why it doesn’t work You sought tools to scramble from your pit […]
In the Key of E – Energy
Sad to say, you’ll wonder, the prince of darkness has lost his place The world outside informs me the king of darkness wears that face Or is only me who is lost, despite the daily horrors we are shown Only me and only I who believes that humanity’s sanity has flown Choices and choices upon […]
A Better View
I often wonder, how did we get into this mess I mean, we did not choose to grow our brain Who decides to confront predators, such stress Sharp fang and claw, able to cause acute pain Where else in the universe, would you suppose Evolution played this little joke, what survived Not really a joke […]
Despite Expectations
Could it be that I have found and lost my way Will it all change tomorrow, or stay like today Mostly I have questions, while answers I offer None will make you powerful nor fill a coffer Does anyone know right questions or answers The sinking Titanic; don’t disturb the dancers Take me to your […]
How Will the Rest Survive?
A verse for this or any holiday/family gathering. The tension was so thick we sliced it and served it for dinner. He didn’t notice. The hostility so sharp we had marinated that tension in it. He didn’t know it. The rancor so pervasive it filled the room and suffocated us. He didn’t feel it. The […]
When Fear Fades
When fear fades, what will I discover Maybe another person the same as me One who struggles to meet like needs Who seeks the same answers that I do When anger fades, who will I become Will I learn to be patient, quiet, to wait Never to merely speak, but to converse To think, feel […]
Have You Decided?
Have you decided you’ll become friends with death? Not that you’re ready to visit death’s home quite yet Death knows your time and your place and will wait Only until that moment and not one moment more Conjoined to life, they’re intimate, know every breath Don’t chance avoiding this end; that’s not a good bet […]
This Property Condemned
It was the third house on a far block Framed-up on a little dead-end street We thought it was ours, but no lock Just being built and almost complete Still, we went and talked to the owner Who allowed that he’d built it for us Refusal would have been such a boner We said we […]
Keeping Up
Have you seen the ad about a fictitious media platform called Woo Woo? Though it seems ubiquitous in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I live, I’ll assume that you haven’t. The ad shows two nerds in an elevator, standing behind two much hipper people. One of the hipper people asks his buddy if he’s […]
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