An onion, I am
with many layers
break me up or cut me
and I will make you cry
The first layer
is a small frail bulb
scared and sacred
at the core
to many tears to tare
away to the soft beginning
The second layer
a circumference
of significance
surrounding in safety
protecting the weakness
within
were i learned to hide
with more shells
The Third Layer
is where i laced my head
dreaming [...]
The tragedy with beauty
is the juxtaposition
another bohemian beatnik bemused
who needs a muse
to report the news
and predict the future
while amusing our senses
satisfying our primal urge
purging our liquids
acids and gases
fornicating in forgery
committing grand larceny
from the figment of flesh
you deem pretty
the poorest man
in an affluent city
a dog looks for a kitty
to conjoin
his loins
laborious vanguard
with the raw spoils
of war
edify
the [...]
The value of the vortex
can not be speculated
mathematicians maroon
islands of fools
artist feed
off interpretation
vanquish vernacular
while dissolving diction
realize, resist and revolt
life is not a circle
or a time line
its all about
and we have wasted
more minutes
of our waking life
lacking
inspiration
devils wait in heaven
to disguise
the sound of
church bell’s
an angle
who lost it’s wings
is sent to hell
while the smell [...]
Phase 2 – A languid love story.
He put the keys in the ignition and was ready to drive his finance back to Detroit to tell both their family’s the good news. This young couple was in love with all that right elements it was as close to perfect as water or the hydrogen bomb. Stevie [...]
What becomes of the broken hearted who once had dreams they thought were dead? Barry went back up to finish dinner with his family. The sun hid itself behind the buildings and was gone for the night. Joe began to walk away from Hitsville as he took two steps off the [...]
“Hey man” he said in a voice that sounded like he hadn’t slept in nights “you got the scratch you owe me Knockemout”. Knockemout didn’t bother to give a reply. You’re thinking, what kind of person has a peculiar name such as Knockemout? He earned the name hustling the streets of Cass Corridor [...]
I wait at train stations
to get back to my world
the one i was destine for
there is no train coming
no conductor to yell
all-a- board
there are no tracks
I have a one way ticket
and I don’t plan on coming back
these are dreams
we have when we sleep
and don’t disturb me
i wish to wake
at my destination
in a time
where i am [...]
I started to watch television again
after years of abstinence
the box feeds terror
and i fear the world is ending
thats what I’m supposed to feel
after all i am an American
Its a nuclear explosion
or a natural disaster
death from above
and bellow
as the earth spins slow
we lose our magnetic field
as gamma rays steal our
summer days
It’s bird flu and cancer
the only [...]
I gave up on what i loved
for selfish reasons
I’m not asking to be forgiven
that is no way to solve sin
to begin again
searching for peace in the valley
i feel the crush
of gravity
gripping my soul
to swallow me whole
know that there is love
as it once was
i cant figure out where it goes
or what store sells it
and what [...]
How many unknown , unsung heroes
does it take to make a mountain
we fight against time
and lose more often than not
the soul suffers silently
and the heart expands at fixed rates
when in love
it palpitates
when its broken
it’s slow going
we soak it in the sludge
of coffee
constraints
and cigarettes
when its late at night
and no one is watching
i smile deeply at the [...]