A Boat of Glue

A child built a boat                                                                                …

Under a Tree

I sat on a bench under a naked tree, Dried leaves clinging to the branches, Others fallen to a place they’d rather be, I sat in the center watching,   Dried leaves clinging to the branches, Shade in stick figure fragments upon the ground, I sat…

Represent Who? (A Pantoum)

It’s no surprise they’re all criminals Did you really think they’d let someone honest win? Are you tired of voting for evil as representative? Does it reflect the system or the culture? Did you really think they’d let someone honest win? Are you so indoctrinated…

Imperative

Rain is kin to resurrection when you can read the agony of short-lived things, and drought coats even trees with dust.   When you can read the cracked palm of familiar earth and drought coats even trees with dust, your body’s scenting for a storm….

Confessions

Confessions A sinners blessing. Confessions Where problems are layed bare Sins never seem scarce and Judgement isn’t rare Confessions Mines, yours, his ,and hers All different But equal Bc no sin is greater nor lesser Confessions The way we make up for our human faults….

Breakfast Time

Good morning, breakfast time! And how do we make the breakfast? Gather the ingredients now. Flour 3 eggs, stir and bake. And how do we make the breakfast? Each day more of the same. Flour 3 eggs, stir and bake. No windows for change. Each…

Limitations

What is heard: muted noise What is seen: invisibility What is touched: something released What is smelled: unscented aroma What is tasted: savoring no flavor Listen. Look. Caress. Breath. Relish.

#8 – Humanization (Pantoum)

I stand upon the precipice of knowledge, knowing the world revolves around nothingness. Red, yellow, black, and white learned this lesson once, before man discovered himself as different. Knowing the world revolves around nothingness, I prayed to my scarred ancient ancestor, before man discovered himself…

Death and I Have Been Scandalously Intimate For Some Time Now

Slightest flirtation was sordid beginning Pubescent tears welled into self-infliction In order to appease the voice of my affliction Then Death courted me into bed Disguised as solace, relief Like all lovers past, He is a lying bastard Telling secrets, revealing bits I prefer to…

LoveLife.bs

Function FindLove (Byval GoodMan as Characters, FunnyMan as Characters) Dim Ex as Absent, Ex2 as Dysfunctional, Ex3 as Snake Set Ex = Still Unforgiven Do Until Ex = Forgiven Remember He’s a jerk Move on Loop Set Ex2 = Duplicitous For each Ex2 in GoodMan Kiss and…