Montagues & Capulets
The trouble
with me
is you
The trouble
with you
is us
The trouble
with us
is them
The trouble
with them
— is me
(Dreamsleep: February, 2026)
The Inkwell
Arrogant enough
to believe in his words
begging to be heard
Committed enough
to run from the crowd
couplets crying loud
Living each phrase
in debt to each thought
the moment duly caught
His pen is refilled
the inkwell unmired
— new verses to aspire
(The New Room: February, 2026)
Indentured
Beyond
the critics
Beyond
the pundits
Beyond
agenda
— beyond the hype
A poet
lives
Without
pretension
Indentured
to the truth
— and light
(Dreamsleep: February, 2026)
Cracks Of Wonder
Some situations
embraced by instinct
When reason is powerless
to explain
All words fall useless
in cracks of wonder
Where prescience waits
— our hearts to claim
(Dreamsleep: February, 2026)
Where Fortune Smiles
You get one chance
to make it right
to capture sound
and bottle sight
One chance alone
is all you’re willed
to box the moment
time distilled
You get one chance
to make your mark
to chase the demon
from the dark
One chance alone
if fortune smiles
to etch your name
— where memory files
(The New Room: February, 2026)
Kerouac Calls
Hitchhiking
my way
into
tomorrow
My thumb
in the present
My heart
— in the wind
(Dreamsleep: February, 2026)
An Anthology Of Perception 