worn and tattered….
on lonesome street corners,
cigarettes crushed beneath
well known strangers feet….
lights flash, windows empty,
horns blow, motors running….
no direction home!
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the thundering hooves…
death and destruction,the bed we’ve made.the hollowed out chime,the last clock on earth…destiny beckons,with hands torn and bruised.the wave roars as if sudden,a long time ingrained!even the bodies whisper,as if friends or family.while the scavengers waitat the foot of the grave.the voice of God silent,disgusted, and cold…and the mother weepsfor the children unborn!
if we’d stop shouting at each other…
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!
i believe God is both
both human, and spirit…beyond our conceptual thoughts.person, non person, creator,and created. the image ofthe life force we just cantseem to see in ourselves, andin others. both the question,and the answer, enlightenmentand compassion…. the need,and the food, the light, andthe darkness from whence it came.the cry of humanity for understanding,and what we would see if we…
breakdown, shakedown,
smackdown, crackdown,in the face of fear.tear down, rebuild,grounded in the roots.freedom, ‘we’-dom,take down the suits!stand up, be counted,put faces to the voice.your life, your future,time to make a choice!
there is a moment just before darkness,
when the senses come alive,and smell and taste take bodies.when the eyes see, really see,and there be no more need for words.when memories like trees walk into stillness,and the heart names every stone.when the butterfly becomes the teacher,and the dew is strong drink indeed.when scars and bruises put on their jewelry,and the soul becomes the…
a child,
came to me, and asked,‘sir, what is revolution? ‘i thought about it for a moment,and sitting him on my knee, replied,‘you know when you’re outside,running and playing in the sun,and you get too hot…and you go down to the creekand get a drink of water?and you stand there enjoyingthe shade of the trees,and the coolness…