the spoon tarnished…
with time.
an old lid turned up,
half filled, half empty,
wearing a spider’s web,
and time earned rust.
a dog barks, a truck
goes by….
an old mattress
on the bed…
a baby’s born
in a rundown trailer,
an old woman dies
alone in her chair.
life turns, the hands
of the clock sharp….
cut the fingers
at the touch….
the untamed heart,
on the unknown path,
fallen leaves left
by the door!
with nothing leftbut the clothes on my back,and feet that knowthe way home…rain begins to fallwith the coming of night.i seek shelter beneath a bridge.staring into the blacknessi see, i think i see…one solitary star.a star that tastes like bread,and meat scorched by the flame.that feels like warm blankets,clean sheets, the bare skin of a…
in every dropp of rainthat falls….i can feel your eyessearching the darkness…i hear yourcum cries in thescree of the hawk….i feel your clutchingin the wind againstmy face….i reach your depthsdigging in therain damp earth…i fill your cupof longing withthe brandied sweatof the soul…i feel your nearness,can taste you inevery breath i take….there is no lightbeyond…
on the knob andopen the door!there is moreto life than the boxes,the bows, and the ribbon.open the package!you are who you undress for!undress yourselffor yourself….open your mouthand let your song out!
common people…….common purpose………common goals…restoring dignityto the human condition…hearts stacked on hearts,honest desire,…………..and………………determ ination!
grass moans,mountains whimper like children.trees groan and turn,rivers dance in silence.owls speak Greek and Hebrew,and cattle speak in tongues.snakes plant corn by moonlight,and snails dance in the dark.turtles carry messages from god,and hawks search the skies for truth.buddhas laugh…and small children know.why have we forgotten?
another football hero,bathtub meth and anger.dark shadowed mother weeping,waiting on the preacher.while the unemployed old man,scratches up pennies for smokes.baptism remembered,before erections and gunpowder.neath the picture of his cousin,who died in Iraq…the old factory building collapses,empty on empty…Jesus died for your sins,even He cant get a job!sister hot and pregnant,turns the fan on high.the last…
