Poetry Prompt Six: Tiny Dog.

Tiny dog waits for his tiny person to come, he watches the door, tiny person always leaves at the same time, he thinks, and he arrives the same time, when the tiny hand hits four. Tiny dog has a tiny bark, but a big personality, like…

Prompt 8/Poem 8

We need a resolution A solution to a continuing issue that has been plaguing this nation My people are dying needlessly In an endless war A war considered by some to be obsolete A war that has gotten much media attention in days of late…

Poem #7: Belonging

Belonging opening up and sharing as the ground is met it’s about being heard – my whispers go right through the dead air or even the occasional “hmm – hmm” no longer affects me as it once did there is a time and the moments…

Poetry Prompt Five: A Persona Poem

She doesn’t speak when you ask her to talk. She won’t take one step if you asked her to walk. Her eyes would never catch yours. She’d not want to touch you whatever the cause. She’s hurting and broken and thinks you forgot her, She…

We Need

We need justice Not sympathy We need change Not hate disguised as criticism to tear us down We need change Not just for one community one minority one country We need truth Denial is ugly It causes pain Inflicts more destruction We need action Not…

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know

Tell Us Something We Don’t Know We need more money for education. We need less money for political campaigning. We need to think carefully about going to war. We need to think more carefully about keeping the peace. We need fewer forms of carbon-based energy…

A Shoulder, Venting

Friends, Needy friends… Do you know what burdens you place upon me? You’re always crying, “We need, we need.” What are you good for… You always have too many individual issues to ever listen to what I have going on. “We NEED, WE NEED.” You…