then you are already dead.
when you have no more to give,
then you’ve closed,
and bolted the door.
when your eyes no longer see beauty,
then you are forever blind!
when you are not touched
by the need of all living beings…
then they shovel dirt,
and mumble prayers!
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the tree bent by summer’s storms,
and all signs of life,leave branch and nook,as beauty is revealed.the weathered branchstirred by the wind,scratches against my chest.sunlight weeps while shadows play,and the sap drips with want.the tongue of desirewrapped around the balls of longing,the dialogue of touching begins!and winter’s snows wait in perfect awe,as the birds begin their flight south!
in the midnite hour ‘neath the street lamp shadows,
and the heart stripped bare has no need to lie…the taste of your lips, the tears that i cant cry.with beaten hands and swords into plows;giving all that i am, more than i can do without.i’d trade eternity for one moment by your side…with your hand in mine and nothing left to hide.making love in…
sitting in my old chair
green beans… waitingon the storm.wind whips through the trees,a streak of lightning, occasionalthunder… breaking beans.thinking about my grandparents,working down at the mill…farming, grew four gardens…cows, pigs, chickens, andturkeys…no one ever went hungrythere… no one around themwent hungry…there was always food to eat,and work to be done….but that day has come and gone….now we work on…
love is a death in itself…
the hand on your heart,frees your soul from your body.the scent of passion,burns in the temple of hope…what you call hunger,is life redeeming itself!
you can only take so much
before he’ll come backand tear it all down!people arent cattle,arent meant to be herded…even a man of peacehas a breaking point!when you finally take away hope,then the man becomes a beast…trapped with back to the wall,he’ll turn and fight!
words do not heal the broken hearted,
words do not change the face of indifference,words do not impress god!words do not feed the hungry,nor set the captives free.words do not give shelter to the homeless,or hope to those ridden with despair.words do not stop discrimination,words do not bring justice.words do not bring forgiveness,nor do they bring understanding…words do not fill the empty,nor…