In Defense of Poets
If the shit ever hits the fan, and we find ourselves selecting a group to start over, don’t count us out. We might not know how to hunt or fish or garden. We might not know how to govern or how to lead. We might not know medicine or construction. We might not know how […]
Relentless
John Keating: Close your eyes, close your eyes! Close ’em! Now, describe what you see. Byron King: Uh, I-I close my eyes. John Keating: Yes. Byron King: Uh, and I see the line. John Keating: An endless line. Byron King: An endless line that devours space and time. John Keating: Oh, that’s *excellent*! Now, give […]
To Wash the World of Fear
If a cure for hate was contagious. If peace was a virus. Would we cary it from town to town? Would we fly it into another country? Undetected. Unfettered. Fluids swapped. Airborne soldiers dropped. Would it sweep the world like a storm? Hurricane force winds swarm. Infecting our minds and media. News channels changed from […]
I Can See for Miles
From my stateside post I saw for miles and miles. We drank all night. Came to shift hung over. Serving with teenagers. Taking naps between duty gaps. No Officer around. Plug in your Play Station. Serving your nation at war. Wishing the hours away. To transfer out. To see what the fight is for. For […]
Let It Last
Be quiet. They don’t know. Shhhh! Let them believe a little longer. You didn’t know? They still believe in the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. It’s true. None of the kids let them know any different at school. This morning, I turned down the radio. NPR is talking about three hundred children stolen from […]
Deceptively Simple
a chess board is laid out new. so many options. each piece must conform to its role. to know empathy play the pawn. they are strong and many. hear their voices. each one, a choice. when on the line what will they do to realign the board. will they stay put. will they cross into […]
Farming Consciousness
a deep sorrow grows inside the human heart as it echoes centuries of war. of fighting for. something we can never achieve. a liberty. a justice. a freedom. a peace. we seek together to relieve the revenge programmed deep inside our DNA. birthed in far away lands. pyramids slaved out of rock and sand throughout […]
Casting Spells
I quit watching the news but it continues to seep into my consciousness like a virus getting a grip it makes my stomach sick I often found myself rushing to stand between the television and my children as the newscaster cast spells of school shootings rapes wars mass graves, of water logged dead bodies hanging […]
