My friend calls me from Hawaii. He asks what I do for fun. To buy time, I ask him what he does for fun. He draws on the beach. He draws with a stick. The beach is a giant piece of paper. It is a hundred feet long. The ocean is his eraser. He dances …
The smiling turtle
The smiling turtle looks like he’s About to break into a laugh He’s been Waiting a long time for the punch-line But I am not smiling My mirror has misted up I feel the closeness of the swamp I think we are sinking Into the muck of our business We have to call off the …
There is a word for me and you
I am relieved to know Finally there is a word for me You too Aren’t you? I see you are On the list Of those who Will receive a word (Albeit a lower list) We could share If you are willing This relief of knowing That Out of the blue There is something To replace …
Back
I just got back From a beautiful requiem. I’m not sure what died But I’m back now. And I am remembering how, As a teenager I would come home late, Drunk as a skunk and, Quiet as a moth walking up the screen Toward the light, I would tiptoe up the stairs and Collapse on …
Trump's AmeriKKKa
Presidential Racism: Shining Example Of America’s Somber Status Quo
Donald Trump is an asshole – as in a definition of that body part descriptor applicable to an irritating personality disorder: a detestable, spiteful, stupid person. The now former British Ambassador to the United States described the 45th U.S. President as “a very stupid guy” and a “pompous fool” – polished phrases consistent with a …
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The swim hole
In the woods If you stop on the bridge And roll your window down You can hear a far off thunder That’s it and if you park Just off the shoulder And follow the path That will appear You will soon see A brightness through the trees Not the water hole itself But a patch …
To paraphrase Yogi Berra: 'It's 2016 deja vu all over again'
Corporate Media’s Trashing of Bernie Sanders Starts Anew
In 2016, we learned that the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton Campaign, even before the primary season began, conspired to sabotage the campaign of her leading opponent for the presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The conspiracy, that ranged from obtaining campaign debate questions in advance for Clinton and front-loading primaries in states …
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How I got to be the greatest show on Earth
I did it by being a jerk, By not caring. By telling the truth, The real truth, which is That everything is a lie. Try it. It works. Truth? Lie? What’s the difference? Life is nothing but a foggy mirror. I just plowed ahead like china in a bull-shop. There was nothing sheepish about it. …
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Climate change
Remember those mischievous monkeys? They decided to begin dismantling civilization. They had the power because chaos was close. And all they had to do was help it a little. But first they decided to talk to a human being And ask a few questions. They found a man picking his nose And reading a book …
Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Central America US Border Blues
I saw the masked men Throwing truth into a well. When I began to weep for it I found it it everywhere. – Claudia Lars I was raised an atheist and remain an atheist, but I came to appreciate Jesus Christ after several trips to Honduras and El Salvador during the Reagan Wars there. In …