“We Need”

We need to be free of prejudice. We need to be free of pride. We need to feel peace. We need to feel love. We need a reprieve from war.

The Gateway

The gateway beckoned the traveler knew its story well, with promises of adventure, the Sun’s rays worked to close the sale   On the other side, a deep warmth dwelt, offering whispers and caresses of forgotten hurts, no longer felt   The traveler was wise…

Hour Eight

The future is a place I’ve never been, maybe I never will It’s a thought I’ve yet to have A spark not quite ignited A dream I once had that may never come to pass   The past is a place I’ve yet to escape,…

Super Mouse

Super Mouse in my house, We need you to leave. You’re cute and furry, But you run from me in a hurry.   Super Mouse in my house, We need you to leave. I asked you to leave. But you refused. Then I found mouse…

Oedipal Hibernation – Hour 8

We need, we need, we need, we need, we need… Bleeds from your hearts Like haemophiliacs Who all lack The art Of consideration Stuck in Oedipal hibernation… So like a parent gone wild In the supermarket aisle, I’ll see your demands and raise you: I’ll beat…

A Modern Response to Euripides’ The Medea #9/24

A Modern Response to Euripides’ The Medea Jason messed with the wrong Corinthian in that ancient play about the dangerously pissed off Medea, the “X” of your nightmares. Jason starts knockin’ boots with Creon’s daughter, a genuine princess with a royal bank account balance. Jason…

We Need

We need a Spanish conquistador No reason I just like saying it Like guacamole or serendipity   We need a pagan ritual I’m not pagan But dancing in the nude via a full moon could be interesting   We need a time-stopping machine Not to stop…

#8

They say we need to see each other for this to be real. I say we need to feel each other, and that’s not always physical. They say we need to speak the same language, and we don’t. I say we speak many, and it…

Johnathan’s Harmonica

Deep in the Woods of Vladimir it lies In wait ten thousand years amid the cries From up above where music had been lost. The wicked beast no seraphim can kill Had cast away the harp to make us still. We danced too much! The harp…