Our scars
self-requited
define
who we are
The pain
when it’s welcome
embedded
unmarred
Each blemish
redeeming
those choices
to blame
Absolving
our future
releasing
the shame
(‘Searching For Crazy Horse:’ September, 2010)
Our scars
self-requited
define
who we are
The pain
when it’s welcome
embedded
unmarred
Each blemish
redeeming
those choices
to blame
Absolving
our future
releasing
the shame
(‘Searching For Crazy Horse:’ September, 2010)
Lost …
in the
dawn
of opportunity
Reluctant …
every
message
sublime
Uncertain …
with the
answers
unquestioned
Forever …
charging
forward
—behind
(The New Room: October, 2023)
Reality doesn’t come
with perfection
Its paradigm rooted
and flawed
To love an ideal
its fantasy sealed
The truth found in mores
—not law
(Dreamsleep: September, 2023)
Respect for tradition
passion for truth
Heritage treasured
enlightenment wooed
Pathways consistent
their outcome the same
Footsteps of prescience
—veracity claims
(Dreamsleep: October, 2023)
“I will”
“I do”
“Till death do us part”
(Betrothed 3-5-1974 / Wed 9-22-1974 / In God’s Hands)
The greatest truths
should stay unnamed
to discover
for oneself
No footnotes
praising earlier thoughts …
the thirsty
to the well
Virtue gifted
from times long past
in hidden moments
of bliss
Remaining virgin
as yet unloved
for each new mind
—to kiss
(Dreamsleep: September, 2023)
There’s nothing sylvan
about the Ivy League
Subversive in nature
all take and no give
In period camouflage
they feign to belong
Their hatchlings abhorrent
together they throng
Our country’s traditions
they chop on the block
What many have died for
their travesty mocks
And living entitled
they suck and they draw
Rewriting our history
—their lies become law
(The New Room: October, 2023)
There’s a hole in my heart
where dreams used to be
A pain that’s indwelling
all joy there bereaved
The emptiness deepens
with each rocket that falls
One voice in the millions
—to answer the call
(Dreamsleep: October, 2023)
Death …
when there’s no longer
something to believe in
(Dreamsleep: October, 2023)
Faith …
the capacity
to believe
Belief …
the odyssey
of proof
Proof …
the embodiment
of reason
Reason …
the arbiter
of truth
(Beaupre: October, 2023)