Friendship

trumps romance

strong feelings beset

without Cupid’s cloud

the road never wet

 

Friendship

trumps romance

when joy turns to dread

the magic enduring

— far beyond the bed

 

(The New Room: September, 2024)

Secrets …

 callous on your heart

 stone around your neck

cellar of respite

 weight upon your soul

 

Deception …

 bane upon your conscience

affront to voices hiding

sire of excuses

— truth behind the mask

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Emoted investment

dividends high

Buying then selling

as spirit contrives

 

Unlimited resource

consciousness fares

In debits and credits

— whose riches ensnare

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

 

Living in the shadow

of a man now gone

Darkness my betrayal

— shades of future past

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

 

Life’s secret

 is in the balance

where happiness

— rests

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

Philosophy …

a preparation

for death

 

Groundwork

of ascension

— footnote of goodbye

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)

Death

the ultimate

release

Freedom’s

Déjà vu  

 

Questions

answers

join as one

Prescience

— shining through

 

(Dreamsleep: September, 2024)

Outside the mind

they’re no universals

Conflation and trend

— humanity’s bane

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

“If you spend half your time

trying to change human nature

You’ll spend the other half

 being disappointed”

 

If you spend half your time

waiting for someone to love

You’ll spend the other half

waiting to die

 

If you spend half your time

questioning the truth in the answers

You’ll spend the other half

missing the point

 

If you spend half your time

following the tracks of another

You’ll spend the other half

— wondering why

 

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)

No longer a teacher

a programmer …

your gift to persuade

is gone

 

Referring to students

as charges and dolts

your power to control

is strong

 

To dictate

humanity

you must give up your own

controlled to then control

 

Blind to the moment

deaf to the past

defaming your nature

 — killing your soul

 

(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)