The bear came in   where we dined together   and half the time he was  trying to grab   the dining cloth   or to   eat me   rip me apart   throw me against the wall   if those words come come alive  they would  dissemble me   call me useless but I won't run   and swing up into a tree   you haven't honed your…

We Aren’t Sponges

 I wonder if I could see the world upside down. From a different perspective. And I could jump and back flip, and gravity would be pull be in the opposite direction. I could walk around the chandelier, reach up to door knobs, change light bulbs, and smoke detector batteries easily.  Like the time I dreamed of going…

Blood and Ketchup

  Fred was in a dazed and drowsy mood after waking from an afternoon nap after coming home from teaching. He had parked his car in front of Dave's grocery parking lot, and anticipated a brief respite, closing his sandbag eyes and resting his head on the steering wheel. What was suppose to be a…

Cosmic Dance

I haven't danced in a while. Dancing has been largely extinct in our culture/ country. There's an ancient saying from Zimbabwe saying: "If you can talk, you can sing. If you can walk, you can dance."  I do the former(s) all the time now, but I hardly every sing or dance much anymore. It's strange to think…

 the moon exploded before you could blow out your candles   confetti dust for an allergic reaction  breath in the dust   and wait for it to settle   before they anoint your head with oil   and in this turmoil   let us find soil  fly into an asteroid field    shield's down    and we dodge, feign, dive headlong into the immaterial world flying headlong   but wine's flowing down everyone's mouths  …

Why I Am a Pacifist

"Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love... Our aim must never be to defeat or humiliate the white man, but to win his friendship and understanding." - Martin Luther King, Jr.“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is…

I felt far away  threaded through and through  an echo in the darkness  an anchor in the doom  sophistication in a suit and tie  all tear eyed, tongue tied  sweet talking car sales men  until your wax skull melts  and silver coins are in your eyes  been processed  and carbonated  and slowly refined  we held up to our end of the deal  by separation  like coma patient sleep walking  you burn slowly  embers ready…