Then

there are worlds inside
the mind that go unvisited
every lifetimes because we
have no idea how to access
these figments of imagination
nor do we possess the will power
to sustain life around them.

17Oct17

Tasks

coldness barricades itself
inside my body as I sit
outside waiting for this
animal to properly defecate;
sunlight bounces off my eyes
while I drink hot beverages
to stay awake and ward
off these powerful cold spirits;
changes in my attitude
reflect poorly on those feelings
I have used to stay warm but
understand the discrepancies ;
life outside with the cat
in the winter is not a task
to which I look forward nor
is it one I can deny doing.

17Oct17

Our World

our world claims
no survivors
nor does it see death
as an end to a means,
but as a journey
from one point to
another with death
coming in between;

our world has no hate
nor love for anyone
outside of ourselves
as our maturity
comes in spurts
just like sexual
ejaculation of the mind.

16Oct17

Die in Contrast

no one has needs
anymore that can
be solved without
the use of  drugs;

cigarettes and alcohol
marijuana and cocaine
are our only choices
these days since no
once care about those
who are not wealthy;
we die in contrast
but are buried in the
same ground and all
our lives end the same
as they were born.

16Oct17

Suburbia

crimes of the children

haunt parents,

thoughtless parents often

provoke children;

families falter over

forgotten promises

relatives make phone calls

to stir the pot;

dogs chase cats around

the house while

cats tease dogs with

their fluffy tails;

suburbia hides in its

luxurious communities,

communities draw on

themselves for help;

police arrest children and

parents provide bail,

parents do not understand

what has happened.

16Oct17

Watching

water rests on a
covered pool as
gently as the waters
of a lake fill a valley,
and forgotten creatures
swim underneath
as easily as bees
fly around a give
never really noticing
who is watching them.

15Oct17

Ignorance

slightly under
the scope of
a microscope
lies a world
of tiny creatures
that are the
foundation of
who we are, but
receive little to
no recognition
as we treat
ourselves to a
life of ignorance.

15Oct17

Nine Lives

single minded in purpose

a drink of water first

a slow walk back and

down to that place where

offering are in abundance

for a cat whose total existence,

until now, has been spent

inside the safety of

someone else's habitat

that no longer provides the

challenge to live and hunt.

15Oct17

Refusals

a privacy fence guards
the neighbors from my
scrutiny but prevents
them from seeing too
many of my latent
vulnerabilities when
outside, feasting on
the life we have all
been given but still
refuse to see or accept.

15Oct17

Otherwise

a darkened room
a surreal ceiling
transparent walls
and a dirt floor
complement my
morning thoughts
as well as can be
expected this cool
fall day of the
same year that
brought me to my
senses, leaving me
with the notion that
life will never be
kind to those who
see it otherwise.

15Oct17

Doomed

there is a common view to
the madness that contributes
to my views of life whereupon
I am perceived by many to
possess an opportunistic gene
that enables me to be the person
that no one expected me to be
because of my inability to
process data in the normal way;
therefore, I am doomed like
Sisyphus to strive for that
which can never be achieved.

13Oct17

More or Less

we grow independently
of our parents as we
pursue unshared dreams
that realistically would
place us in the lower
ring of society, in an
all out effort to be more
or less like ourselves.

13Oct17

Teasing

birds fly by in orchestrated flights,
bussing the place where the cat lays
peacefully and quietly on the deck
in the fall sun, worried not about

the birds nor the bees that tempt him
into taking action so they can show
him how silly his actions will be.

13Oct17

Haunting

hidden away in
deep recesses are
the opinions we
adults outgrew
as children that
now are haunting
because we were
innocently wrong.

13Oct17

VALENTINES 2018

Over time and throughout the years,

a caring heart wins all battles on

the battle fields of love since the

wounds are bandaged with empathy

and forgiveness and the healing

takes place with compassion as the

souls are joined as one not just on

the days of Valentines but everyday,

every hour, every minute no matter

how deep the frustration is or how

long the compromise lingers around

before acceptance because the love

that initially brought us together is

always around us and remains as

strong as our willingness to accept it;

over time and though out the years,

we have remained together and

there is little doubt in either mind

as to “why” or “what for” since our

consistency and persistence denotes

the love that can only be felt by its

continued, but unannounced presence,

and it is this awareness on which we

count year-after-year because there

is no other way for it to be other than

having a series of daily VALENTINES.

14Feb18

Own Way

on my back, the sun is felt
and on my neck and arms 

and legs as it cannot be

escaped any more as it

once was when I was poor

and young and had no need

to venture outside the walls

of my prison home in which

I spent most of my early

years learning to dream of

the sun and fun and the 

freedom needed to go my

own way in this life of ours.

13Oct17

Caught for Holding

holding onto an honest person

is like eating one's way through

a bag of potato chips leaving one

and we try to make sense of this,

thinking logic dictates our lives.

12Oct17

Departure

it is always the
morning after
something and
our hosts want
us to leave
before noon;
dedication lays
at the foundation
of silence and
hope sits on the
back porch of faith
hoping to talk
with all the early
arrivals, as well
as those who have
decided to go.

12Oct17

Peeking In

windows into the house
fog when a negative
state-of-mind approaches
them as if it were mindful
of the consequences
mental health issues
have on one's home life.

12Oct17

Prayng

remind us all of

the time we spent

praying for those

who prayed for those

who prayed for those

who knew not how

to pray at all; yet,

were prayed for

anyway since life

helps those who

helps others, and

sins are kept at a

minimum to avoid

praying late penalties.

12Oct17

Old Age Songs

we sing the praises
of old age,
but none of the lyrics
account for
medical issues
beyond our control;

wisdom leaves its
sweat in the armpits
of old age as our
bodies decline in
corresponding value;

tears shed not on
old faces as
they know all too well
the games that
they have played;

value added is the
marching call
of the aged as they
kneel before the gates
that first saw them
patiently standing.

12Oct17

Walls

our walls stand tall

mental or not,

our biased sight see
what it needs to,
   our hearing is indifferent
   but inside we are safe;
no one is harmed
   no one is disfigured
   no one is criminal
under the laws of
   our own mental courts;
   our walls stand tall
and protect us
   against ourselves before
   others can do us harm.

10Oct17

Bargaining

there is no image
on the screen
no doubts lying on
the cutting room floor;
there is no meaning
no purpose
with life as it is,
there are so many
waiting to die;
inside activities
prolong the inevitable
and we still attempt
to make deals.

10Oct17

NADA

I have no thoughts profound
          or otherwise today as my
                    concentration lies inside me,
                              not outside what I see;
no thoughts today or yesterday
          seems to be the case as my
                    eyes look into what is not
                              happening within me;
I am not as alone as once I was
          but not many tend to my
                    happiness anymore since
                              life is fading with me.

                                                   10Oct17

Of It All

the wonder of it all is
no wonder at all since
it only meets expectations
and we are left with wanting
more like a drug addict;

the memory of it all is no
memory at all since the colors
recalled are only black and white
and we are left with filling in
the blanks with magic markers;

the wisdom of it all is no
wisdom at all since we have
acquired no new knowledge in
the process of reiteration of
what we learned in high school;

the pity of it all is no pity
at all since we are sensitive
to the short comings of our feelings,
always leaving our true feelings
in the various stages of our
dreams when we were sleeping.

8Oct17

Adjustments

an indifferent attitude will

get you a cup of coffee on

a warm day but will never

prepare you for the criminal

adjustment made in order to

secure your place in society.

8Oct17

Lovers

her nature is robust
she's a soldier
a warrior
and a delight
in every way, except
for her mannerisms
in the winter when
she keeps us all
from the cold breath
she blows about
and the icy chill
of her touch
on my warm body
that she so nicely
prepared for me
in the summer.

8Oct17

A Greater Good

alpha
                   bravo
                                     charlie

is the military way
without science or motive
standing ready
poised for all outcomes
fearful of none
or so the claim
as not all enlist to fight
but to serve
a greater good
greater than themselves.

8Oct17