Standing on the edge of the abyss, predisposed to failure, I step confidently forward. I had warned me... We communicate in a given language. We have loosely agreed on gestures and symbols, Through Television, Literature, Film, Life, (and other over-directed productions) we have built the skeletal framework of mutual expression. We have not, however, achieved …
Streets of Heaven
I don’t know - but I’ve been told They say the streets of Heaven are lined with gold Well, I’ve got a woman – she’s got long golden hair She’s got a special place... She says she gonna take me there I learned you can’t believe what a sales-man say It’s lying to you, …
Loves Thanks filled Giving
It was about a year ago… A beautiful stranger on an oddly named dating site reached out to me and asked about my Thanksgiving. I replied that Thanksgiving is: “The long drawn out smell of turkey, a delicious foreplay in anticipation of a pedestrian protein” – or something to that effect. From that, an intrigue …
Purloined Destinies
Ifs and Coulds and Woulds and Shoulds and ‘things I meant to be’s Almost At most Foremost Burnt toast Purloined destinies Figured Speech Beyond reach Seaweed cluttered Empty beach Castles made of Sand Tidal shifts Voids and rifts Standing on Unstable Cliffs Dreams of Neverland Fingers clasped Gasps and Laughs Time …
Newton’s Arc
Exploring the hearts hollow costs when a part hides. Newton's First Law of Motion: “A body at rest will remain at rest unless an outside force acts on it, and a body in motion… will remain in motion… unless acted upon by an outside force”. Newton’s first law, in part, states: “that a body in …
Turnings
The grinding wheel turned, just a bit more today Turning Grain into grist while I’m making hay The Ferris wheel turned, slowly in place Baskets on pivots, each swinging in space The planet it turned, its’ cycle spins clear Day into night until morning appears Emotions have turned, as my heart flipped …
‘Meating’ On-line
One online Dating Service that I am on let me know that 1,637 people were active at 4 AM looking for me (perhaps) but if not actually for me… but they were all looking indeed. We swipe left or right as if there were political poles in operation. We Conserve those we may desire (or …
I believe.
I won’t believe in Laughter ‘Happy ever after’ Rainbows in Subtle sweet hues I won’t trust in fate What we both create Nor magic in glass slippered shoes I’ll doubt wondrous signs That planets align Feeling like one - Since we’re two Kismet is bull shit The winners will soon quit Love is an illusion …
Alchemy of the Heart
The Alchemy of Affections Alchemy: "A seemingly magical process of transformation, creation or combination. Active since ancient times… Alchemists tried to transform base metals into gold. Alchemy is a Philosophy, or a way of thinking / seeing the world around us." Perhaps we are all, in our own very personal ways, searching for gold. Neil …
Respecting the Moment
We shared the “Blue Eyed Moment”. A snippet carved from her past and reborn in our present with an intimate tether that foretold a more bonded future. It was at the culmination of a couple’s workshop and it held the magic of harmony as we held each other’s hearts. That tender event was magical. It …
Bored Games
I seemed to have hit a literary bump. I really want to write something fresh, but I feel all "Bollixed up". In a desire to spur my craving for prose I’ve turned to gimmickry. First, I thought I would just Alphabetize my Creative Demise: A Brutally Contrived Dialectic Endeavor Frantically Geared, Hopefully, Into Just Keeping …
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