Damn the nor’easter
hold the wheel steady
Waves from the Kraken
over the bow
Darkness ahead
charts plot the demon
Into the fury
—doubling down
(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)
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Leap Of Faith
Looking out
he took that step
intrepid
and risked it all
Faith to act
as his belay
one last piton
in the wall
Descent set free
in motion
a true heart
to guide him down
For love of life
and moments gone
belief once lost
—refound
(The New Room: December, 2023)
The Last Horizon
The closer we get
to the end
The bigger God
becomes
And the farther away
—he seems
(The New Room: December, 2023)
Wishes Left Unclaimed
Living in the present
living in the future
One conflates the other
betrothing joy and hope
Moments breed contentment
from wishes left unclaimed
Tomorrow rules our nightly dreams
— and all today holds dear
(The New Room: December, 2023)
The Smoke Clearing
The world collectively
lost its mind
When fires burned
our vision blind
From East to West
and North to South
Insanity
from mouth to mouth
The world has finally
woken up
Pundits quartered
their lies corrupt
Mobbed together
they screamed on high
But run for cover
—as truth decries
(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)
The Ivy League
Covered deep in
Poison Ivy
A rash that spreads
and burns
Its toxic mass
left festering
With younger minds
to churn
What used to be
a noble cause
Malingers
in disease
Whose vines grow wild
to trap the dark …
That once were climbed
—to free
(The New Room: December, 2023)
The Last Song
Who among us
will write at the end
Who among us
the last to contend
Who among us
will capture goodbye
Who among us
won’t wither then die
Who among us
will stare it all down
Who among us
our destiny found
Who among us
will proffer the word
Who among us
demand to be heard
Who among us
will write the last song
Who among us
—will bridge the beyond
(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)
Busted Flat …
Busted Flat …
Poetic busking
the white lines advancing
A voice on the asphalt
the rubber — the road
(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)
The Heaviest Silence
Oh, to be cursed
with the burden of truth
Without the propensity
—to speak it out loud
(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)
Devil’s Razor
Shave the devil naked
get that tail between his legs
Leave him bald and impotent
all passion left in dregs
Fleece this vile pestilence
in the flames his fate ensnared
Shear what he embraces most
— temptations curse laid bare
(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)
Patriot Fire
A laughingstock of history …
America right now
Fifty years of turning left
leading further down
Words alone can’t fix it
so little time remains
Freedom anything but free
—with liberty in flames
(The New Room: December, 2023)
