i am appalled

in the outlines of your face,do i sense destiny?are your eyes the last chapter?are your feet the lamp?am i just an old fool,waiting on the grave?

than the respect i’ve earned,shared compassionate action,intellectual, stimulating conversation…or deep stillness revealed.a good plate of food (i’ll share!) ,a walk with my dog,a good book to read,maybe a stiff drink,a bed to sleep in,a woman that wants to sleep with me…a few lines of poetry written as heard,and the sound of the wind at the…

to live with arms outstretched,or to run and hide.to dare to bewhat you believe….or to hide in someone else’s shadow…..to walk to the edge,spread your wings and fly….or to cower in fear in the nest.to get your hands dirty,or to turn the other way….to fall down, and get up,or to lie there and quit.to give…

cry for the mountains,the valleys, and rivers.i am man,the warrior naked,muscled dark and lean.with eyes borrowed from the hawk,and hands that turn the ground.i bear the feet of time determined,the marks of the whip scar my back.with hardened phallus,and panting breath,i follow the trail of the wolves.i am woman,the warrior naked,long hair swept by the…

tell me the storybehind your faraway stare.i can see by your wrinkles,and the scars on your hands.it’s been a long journeyfrom that faraway land.tell me who and why you fought,tell me what you won and lost.tell me who that you loved,and who paid the cost.tell me what you learned,would you do it all again?have you…

if we’d stop lying to ourselves.if we’d stop running from the mirror.if we’d stop playing religion and politics.if we’d stop declaring war.if we’d stop living by our taking…if we’d stop pointing fingers.if we’d stop pretending to be men and women…only if we’d stop!