One Chord
Lack of impulse control is Not knowing what you are saying when You feel you are sharing To people who don’t want to hear Every little thing in your head Lack of impulse control is Writing manifestos for Quitting your career Posting them to Facebook And closing any future doors Executive dysfunction is Not being ...
Neighbor
If you listen, you will hear cries Of a world becoming desensitized To the tragedy of tomorrow Bombs blowing up Buildings falling down Shootings in schools Children stolen and abused The slaughter of innocents In another country prevents Us from taking any stand How can we make a difference When the world watches it all ...
Our Human Shores
Humans are at the center of design As we can sit here and recline. Life critical systems operate all around. They are hidden out of view and can’t be found. They produce the water we drink. They produce the electricity we use to help think. All prototyped by cross disciplinary teams. Created by engineers, scientists, ...
Digital Gravel
I am not a hacker. I am not a programmer. The world is slipping away. With no smart phone I watch in dismay. As I become outdated. My human operating system frustrated. By all the new technology That I must adapt to each day. I build web sites to view on laptops. Not for display ...
A New View
I take a breath and make a wish That this world will continue to exist. That we will learn from our mistakes. That we will give more than we take. As a new year begins again I say goodbye to the year that ends. Which almost broke the world’s back. As unemployment and foreclosures grew. ...
Don’t ask don’t tell can go to hell.
Don’t ask don’t tell can go to hell. For making people lie to each other. For not allowing us all to feel like brothers No matter what sexual orientation. As we fought for human rights and liberation. For all the money spent on its misconception. For making others feel less than equal. As if, what ...
Without A Sound
The grid went down without a sound. Everyone knew it was coming. The cyberwar had been churning as Americans continued to shop. Stuffing their stockings. Making their lists and checking them twice. Trying to act as if they were naughty or nice. When Amazon went down, it was well known. No more online shopping could ...
DigiFriends
A Skype portrait between two friends Who now see each other every two years. Who used to be roommates who shared fears. This is the closest friend I now have. Who would my friends be without the net? Maybe that’s not worth thinking about, yet. The laptop was taken around our place As I gave ...
Burn Baby Burn
Burn baby burn. Hate is fed and churned. For the holy war to begin. For the world to finally end. So our souls will return. So he will take us up with him. To live life eternal. To be one with the paternal. Burn baby burn. Bibles, Korans and urns. A flame, a bullet, a ...
The Invention
Ode to Googlebot
Checking the site meter. That’s me, watching me. Looking for you, to read. That hour long visit was from my best friend. His name is Googlebot and he’s made of tin. The life of an artist is desolate and lonely. Putting out feelers to the world is my only. Connection outside of these walls. Outside ...
Dog Meat
The Small People
The LIES Will not set you free, in this you can believe. The Gulf Coast will never ever be clean. You can run for office but you won’t do a thing. You are all the same we now know. You are only in it for the power you seek. President, Governor or Senator you all ...
Letter to the Last Generation
Dear Girls, You helped me through life. Through living. When things got hard I would look at you and feel your infectious energy and know that life was worth it. That all the trials and tribulations were for a reason. We have gone through a lot. Health care issues. Unemployment. Relocation. Wars. Global Warming. The ...
