to tell you?
God
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did i vote for the man
that dropped the bombson the family kneeling togetherin a tiny dwelling?did i?did i pump the gasto drive around townthat sent the armyto invade a small country,rich in oil….well, did i?did i waste the paperthat came from the tree,the whole forest cut down….that left the earth bare,and choking for air….did i?did i throw out the foodleft…
i am, become…
and the super highway.i am the dammed up river,and the valley plush.i am the blacksmith’s anvil,and the super computer…i am the stockyard full,the closed business meeting!i am the doctor, the lawyer,i am the weaver, the mechanic…the degree that hangs on the wall,and the one written on calloused hands.i am the lover killed in a jealous…
reading…
in a room put togetherlike second hand clothes,or a mad thrift store.the shade on the lamp gone,lost to the years…the bare bulb flickersfrom time to time,as if to catch its breath.and the worlds still ona runaway train to hell.people pass each otherlike unaffiliated ghosts,sucking on plastic nipples.the plate in the sink,chipped on the edges.the cabinets…
i am the fire raging out of control,
the broken sound when no one can hear,the cold feel of the gallows,the wings of the dead bird.i am the raccoon trapped,and the fury of loss.i am the waiting that kills,moment by moment.i am the hand too tired to touch,the baby just born that no one wants.i am the ribs showing on the starving child,the…
a simple kiss…
secrets, and intimate thoughts…deeper than words,stronger than rings orpassion’s thrusts….worth more than anythingthat can be bought or earned.a simple kiss…nothing else asked, or needed!
your tongue
my soulin the darkness.my fingersplay the stringsof your longing.i awakenfrom a dream.hot, and hungry.lost, and searching!