I’ll concede, I will show you mine if you show me yours But I promise when I open myself up, there won’t be anything pretty living inside nothing you will want to take home to your parents or display on your wall or in front…

I’ve been sick for a week from Prague with love the bug in my stomach is such a needy little thug crackers and ginger ale have been my friend yet I’ve been dehydrated and exhausted with no sight in end so I took to my…

For a considerable chunk of my life The years when I was formed High school to young adulthood, The time to dream dreams and hope to get laid, All us tender white boys were obsessed with staying out of the rice paddies of Viet Nam….

L Is for the laughter that you stole O Is where your oath exposed it’s holes V Has varied verily though remains incendiary and E Is where such elation depreciates from high inflation LOVE is such a pointless race for you and LOVE from you…

Dear Daughter, Please follow my example In about fifteen percent of things. The rest of the time, do the opposite. I’m pretty sure you already know Which is which.

Tongue tied Finger cramped Brain dead Let me count all the ways I can forget what you said Toe twisted Lung frozen Eye burned I won’t help any more with your petty concerns

At morning rise I hit the floor Thanking my God For every place my feet will explore   “You are my now You are my destiny Without your love Lord I don’t know where I’d be” yer “You make a way You’re promises are true…

Dear 1986 Self, I was once told I had a bright future, But I never bought the shades or learned to read the map, so losing my way has been the least of my worries. Though your effort noble, the dissipation of faith in (of…

  From the painting ‘Coalition’ by Kevin Peterson.   The fox, leading from the front, nose twitching scenting the cold autumn air for danger, masked by fumes from distant traffic, his early afternoon shadow solid. His demeanour determined a purpose to this journey.   The…