Dearly Departed
all severed heads speak one last sentence before bleeding out. dismembered. burnt tongues. one final transmission. they speak through you purveyors of death. sons of Seth. you participate through viewing their timeless execution. before they transition what final word? what could be heard? a call for vengeance. a prayer for peace. love from the departed. […]
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 […]
Empty Shoes
In the footsteps where
buildings once stood.
The graves of where
the dead mixed in
with concrete and sand.
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 […]
Dragon’s Breath
We are all in passing trains. Date of birth. Time of death. Time stamped on the tracks As subway cars zig-zag through the underground. Feel the stale air bellow debris and sand like a coming storm. As the metal brakes the ground, squealing through the round, corners of our lives. I look across the tracks […]
Dance With Alladin
The clouds are magic. Painted desert smoke signals signs of coming trouble. Thunder blossoms outward. Bombs dropped all around. Schools. Nurseries. Hospitals. There is nothing civil about civil war. There is no target too holy or too sacred. Children are brainwashed for food and water. Massive bombs strapped to chest. Their enemies draped in armor […]
Don’t Disturb Time
Take the target off line. Move into its core. Mal-align the spine. And it will move anywhere you wish. Be it a person or a nation. Block and strike simultaneously. Take it by the wrist with sinking hips, use centripetal force, like a tornado moves ships. Remember to give time for retreat. For another opponent […]
Call and Response
I took centuries from you as you waited patiently knowing I would not return. Years, became months between the day, I began to prepare again, sharpening knives for distant lands, then the day came when, my letter and body returned by horseback. It seemed like that happened again, and again and then, once I came […]
To Retreat
Some land Off the grid Often hid Next to streams A tiny house Burning wood for heat A place to pack up To retreat To hit the road when things get bad This is the dream I often have Living off the land With ax in hand Asking only that we may live Ask me […]
Fix Bayonets
That sunset over there Watch it….. Watch it disappear As the colors transform As the clouds dance Overhead Did they put you in a trance What did you see Shapes making patterns Did you see a future Did you hear your ancestors “Fix bayonets” Jumping over twisted wire Razor sharp Can you hear their war […]
Never Turn Away
They say meditate Breathe deeply Listen intently I listen As my thoughts dance From fire to flood Asking me to ignore, the now To be somehow Ignorant Of the world’s pain Seems insane For I am no hermit I am no Thoreau Living in the woods I am living here and now In the world […]
No Kings or Queens
I wonder what can we do? What does caring improve? How much can action move? When people don’t even believe in evolution. When people don’t even believe in climate change. When people believe in an Adam & Eve. Two sentient beings put on Earth in Eden. Naming animals like they were the chosen. And they […]
The Beat Goes On
it only takes one line to be crossed for any American President for the drum beat to begin · · · – – – · · · · · · – – – · · · · · · – – – · · · ships are moved planes are armed poison or nuclear the […]
Vultures
watching like vultures on the corner of a swamp where the bodies are piled in high definition streaming as the murders continue the West why do you not protect them as they claimed their freedom in the land of pharaohs as your drones fly high watching the carnage the West the East are […]
