Life is about suffering
—acceptance brings peace
(The New Room: October, 2022)
Beyond The Waterhole
Wandering in the desert
profanity infused me
Each word like a scorpion
the curses on fire
The sand an abrasive
the cactus a warning
The sting of my words
—killing prophet and liar
(Dreamsleep: October, 2022)
Sight Unseen
Immaculate perception
its vision so pure
Beyond all deception
adroitly demurred
A birth without legacy
an orphan unnamed
Judgment abandoned
—redemption proclaimed
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Northern Winds
Storm laden vengeance
the Father has sent me
Each cloud a dark memory
the wind whipping through
Lightning bolts charging
the moment eternal
Excuses torrential
—in thunder’s adieu
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Ghosts Of Tomorrow
The graves of my youth
lay scattered behind me
Each headstone a failure
endorsed by my hand
A shroud covered memory
encloses my history
Where ghosts of tomorrow
roam—haunting my past
(St. David’s Church: September, 2022)
Purple Cages
Trapped in politics
—victims we remain
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Aesthetic Triage
Creating…
the great savior
from pain
The artist…
a messiah
from despair
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Grains Of Sand
Catching truth in the light
or trapped by the night
The hourglass a prison
—as twilight falls
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Becoming Tomorrow
You have to be young
to disappear…
and healthy enough
to fall into the cracks
of a new tomorrow
You have to be young
to isolate…
and strong enough
to brave the winter
of a new becoming
(The New Room: September, 2022)
Leaving The Oasis
Greatness
is condemned to loneliness
as the desert calls
magnifying the instant
through the burning glass
unleashing its essence
in the fire of possibility
spreading old ashes reborn
—upon the sand
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
