The Reckoning
A rant
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THE RECKONING
Somethin' brewin' in my mind
can't pinpoint malaise I will in time
so much conflict strife bad news
sometimes I think what's to lose
do I sit back in comfort nest retreat
do I stand up for what I believe
ay there's the rub what do I believe
beyond platitudes and saying
the fashionable . . .
Posted in: globalizationpoetryracismrantslam
I am Grateful
A poem
I AM GRATEFUL
I am grateful for my mistakes,
anxieties and fears
they give rise to my courage,
for those I hold dear
I am grateful for having
been broken, in pain
so hope can rebuild,
dissolve all the blame
I am grateful to be alive;
my next breath fills my lungs
I am grateful to feel old
and also feel young
I am grateful in every . . .
Poems to be alone together
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One thing my family is doing more of during isolation is reading together. My boys dusted off some old standbys—the Harry Potter series.
As my younger son read The Philosopher's Stone, my older son read The Half-Blood Prince. I stared at them. When did they get so old?
I was moved to write some poems . . .
Posted in: bedtimebrothersharry potterpoetry
This, too, shall pass
A poem
Image: Florencia Lewis, Creative Commons License
THIS, TOO, SHALL PASS
living in constant fear
anxiety
an invisible enemy
microscopic
galvanizing
virus lurks
every crevice
nook and cranny
economic havoc
dominates
news cycle
other concerns
trivial
there is no other
news
this is it
the new normal
until
the old normal
reasserts
enjoy the fresh air
(if . . .
Posted in: coronaviruscovid-19perseverancepoetry
The Othering
A poem
Image: Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company Limited [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
THE OTHERING
Good versus evil
it's just people killin' people
who knows why
a bigger piece of the pie
gather your tribe
offer a bribe
rally your nation
fire the imagination
demonize the other
lock up your brother
silence your sister
doesn't . . .
Make (insert your cause here) great again
A poem
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MAKE (INSERT YOUR CAUSE HERE) GREAT AGAIN
Sometimes i don't really see
the point of life of strife
of berating of complaining
of everything
everyone is so outraged
so mean so hateful
so easy to jump on another
point a finger
say things to others
with little regard
in that regard
i find it . . .
Narcissist in nice guy's clothing
Image: Francis Barlow [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
narcissist in nice guy's clothing
To: The narcissist in me
From: Some form of me
Re: The world is not against you
how can you love someone so much it hurts the pain the sadness i sometimes assume i don't wanna take away your pain but i do i know it's not healthy . . .
Posted in: narcissismpoetryrantslam
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