Tag Archives: religion
No Guarantee
For my friend, Chris. He’ll know why. Blow it up or blow it down No point us hanging around We start again as a beginner If we lived as saint or sinner Still and all, it’s been before Not by us, so now our chore Some craven but some brave Dumb, brazen sum’s a grave […]
The Road Returns
Follow now, with me, the unfolding Macadam Through these dimmed, fly-specked windows Speeding from life, as if anyone gives a damn Keep our heads down no matter where it goes On this concrete ribbon vanishing into distance We hasten through the night, scant illumination Unlike water, we follow path of most resistance As we put […]
The Way Home
During earlier eras when detail truly counted Beauty embodied function, not merely form An age’s values in stone and metal recounted Not for all of society; but it defined the norm Still today, riches and power our fates decide Lead our dance, whether we know, care why Throw their hubris into the void, but they […]
Free Wi-Fi
Lingering daily in the coffee shop Anticipate using their rest room With the usual length of my stop I may ask them for a guest room That fellow stares at me a dagger I was here since it opened, no lie He must think I’m a coffee jagger Honestly, it’s only the free Wi-Fi
Wicked Lies
With me sail away for a year and a day To find where the plastic island floats Greeted by people who’ve found a way To survive in this world of harsh notes From any finding too much not enough Whose robotic servants never talk back They’ll tie your shoes, button your cuff No human slaves, […]
Cannot Make Us
Remember, we cannot make you do anything Not anything, at least, you do not want to do But we can punch you, make your ears ring So do not listen to what Pollyanna fools spew
While Waiting for a Sweet Face
While club and maul and stick and mace May prove efficient when you smash a face They all require study, practice and intent Maim or murder is always what you meant While the spear and stone and the arblast Increased killing distance, but weren’t fast Designed to kill prey, as dangerous as you Seems to […]
Rust and Slime
Every once upon a time always starts at the end Stars swing through their arcs, while we pretend It appears we will not get it right again this time Let’s see what will grow from the rust and slime
Too Little, Too Late
Since up is down, down is up Although neither is the other Stand upon your head to sup Don’t know why you’d bother Life finds me dizzy some days Even when I don’t spin about Punched right between my eyes I feel so full of angst and doubt I think the world is turned over […]
Pain and Reason
When you live in chronic pain, no one wants to share You hide it as well as you can, but at times, you swear Those who love you are sympathetic, but cannot know How every day you must struggle to get up, let alone go Still, for the most part we try and smile and […]
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