Lost Indemnity
Death
closes the door
Life
can no longer hold open
Nothing
left to walk through
Ahead
— or behind
***
“United We Stand”
Liberty
holds the promise
As freedom
drives it home
Two words combine
what each defines
But weaker
— said alone
***
A Coming Dawn
The virgin beauty
of anticipation
Unspoiled in the wonder
— of what’s yet to become
***
Stay Away
Never enter an arena
where life is valued cheaply
The cost too extreme
— to win is to lose
***
Building Blocks
The lower you go
on the knowledge scale
— the more important it is
***
Perpetually Apropos
The best time for peace
— its moment is now
***
Straight Emes
Truth rises
through every denial
Reforming the doubt
— rebirthing the child
***
Lip Service
A great man is murdered
and we pass a
congressional resolution
Too little too late
to escape the mire of pandering
— failure and loss
***
First Things First
To do it right
— someone must do it wrong
***
Tag — You’re Out
Playing hide and seek
with my shadow
I stepped into
the light
Playing hide and seek
with myself
I succumbed
— to the dark
(Dreamsleep: May, 2026)
An Anthology Of Perception 