Tag Archives: choices

ambition, the apple – March 28

3.28.2017 ambition, the apple, that says I can do it all be it all, say yes again and again   that kills, draws down, enervates.   it used to be the way forward. say yes to it all.   now … Continue reading

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contenda – January 13

1.13.2017 he hits the bag full on tall white haired brahmin with the just right speed gloves   as if he could’ve been a contenda   if anyone had noticed. ———————————-

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day-after paroxysms – November 9

11.9.2016 blinding numb paroxysms of disbelief, slow motion car wreck still to happen coming, coming down a road all too obvious   and we chose it.   rage, loss of control visit these things upon us, fantasies of payback, blind … Continue reading

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monsters have chances – September 6

9.6.2016 monsters have chances to get it right   what did I do wrong the boy said   turn around I have to go to the bathroom   click went the revolver first chance   bang went the revolver second … Continue reading

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electronic oops – August 15

8.15.2016 they spelled our names wrong again   email, twitter, face book et al   how will we live with our electronic worlds done wrong.   one foot in front of the other with real live people. —————————

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results unwelcome – August 5

8.5.2016 results unwelcome, actions forward   change ways or stay a course   measures of direction to date. ===========

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winners & losers – June 26

6.26.2016 toad surprises hopping out from under a tuft that hid him from the blades.   thank God.   take that and die. I squeeze the lever on the roundup bottle.   buckthorn, my sweetie snarls, take that and die. … Continue reading

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lone duck – March 10

4.10.2016 lone duck dipping beak down down into the cold spring waters   paired ducks in the shallows oblivious to him.   we say better luck next year fella. —————

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winding paths – December 29

12.29.2015 [winding paths] winding paths do they go anywhere   worn smooth stoneways twist and turn   but someone must have trod them to somewhere   enroute to a horizon beyond. ————————

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limited vocabulary – December 2

12.2 (11.16).2015 choosing words limited vocabulary   to tell the secrets of a heart   to view the sub strata where images   fall away and spirits dwell   realer than the surface tensions   of quark and atom. ——————-

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