“It’s not an endlessly expanding list of rights – the ‘right’ to education, the ‘right’ to health care, the ‘right’ to food and housing. That’s not freedom, that’s dependency. Those aren’t right, those are the rations of slavery – hay and a barn for human cattle.” –P. J O’Rourke
Modern Romance
swiping left and right,
texting meaningless words.
one night stands and
unhappy conversations.
Cold
early morning
January sun melting
icy flows from the roof,
teasing of warmer March.
sun glinting off tin rooves,
waiting to be felt by
children and elderly alike.
Sun, cold and melted snow a gift.
Us.
Ashen hearts and Blackened hands, Pickled beliefs and Sour love, Crooked toes and Bent backs, Tarnished lies and Bloody truths. Raucous laughs and Calloused knuckles, Simple honesty and Naieve trust, Proud shoulders and Unblinking gazes, Shrewd generosity and Accurate distaste.
Colors
Awake and Empty, looking at a Purple Sky, filled with Orange Cream Clouds and Ebony Faces. touching the Brittle Grass, Flowers shattering with a Breath. standing, sitting, collapsing, the Purple Sky whizzing overhead. the White Sun blazes, Blistering Ice upon Crowned Heads, we must escape the Clear Cold, so grab the Reins of the Faceted Steeds. Galloping until the White Sun crumbles into a Pulsating Moon. the Mounts, exhausted, crumble - their Remains floating to join the Stars. our Transportation, crumbled and gone, now left with only the Moon and Stars. Where do we go now? the Moon now sets, yet the Sun does not show. the Sky melts into the Land, no Light left 'cept the Lumination of the Eyes. a Ripple, a Shimmer and a Blast, the Darkness vibrating with Bass Sound without origin, overflowing with Purpose.
A Stone Tree
It spilled out, from one horizon to another, and torched the blanketed mountains, with nothing left but a single tree. The tree stood alone, standing against the nothingness, eons passing slowly, until the tree turned to stone. One stone tree, in a courtyard of thought, with the witness of me, and an ability to do naught. What then, is the purpose? A stone tree, alone with one witness, with the end approaching brusquely.
Unemployment
Sitting, staring, waiting,
bored and useless.
Hoping for a call,
an email, anything to prove my worth.
A tiny paycheck,
a menial job
terrible hours –
anything better than boredom.
Knowing I can achieve more,
a desire to make a real difference,
yet somehow ecstatic
to get a job packing boxes.
How to find meaning
in a world dominated by
work?
A desire to be self sufficient
becomes an unbearable burden.
I just want to be useful.
Alcoholism
Rolling in the drink, making a stinking mess of life, family everything important. How to get dry? Sober, tipsy, drunk, blackout, the first step away from sobriety always turns into a full sprint right back to the bottle. How does one find sobriety in the face of commercials, liquor stores on every street, and friends drinking at all turns? The challenge of sobriety is summed up in one word; motivation. It is far easier to find a reason to drink than to not drink, sobriety so much more difficult than drunken revelry. Help me find my path to a life worth living.
Thoughts of a Nation 