If Only

You blind me
with the pure
super nova brilliance
of your dazzling smile
that requires sun block

for your many admirers

My challenge
is to capture that light
then bask
in the forever glow
as your devoted satellite

but how
to make this
high voltage romance connection
when my very presence
is but a minor blip
on your radar perception?

If only there was a way
for me to unlock
the painful indifference
you convey
in my general direction

If only 
I flew with 
the angel crowd

If only
I weren't so
constantly
blandly ordinary

  

Baggage Handlers

Onward we march

Struggling to push
this boulder
up this mountain steep

Weighed down are we
by repressed desires
we keep shackled

and locked away
along with all
these suppressed urges
we know we can't act on

Buried unevenly
beneath layers
of denial restraints

Our unfiltered
subconscious
we release occasionally
under the guise
of imbibing chemically
because we need
an acceptable alibi
when we decide
to release the beast
off it's chain 

Null and Void

Here we go

Round 43

Static crackling
on our tension wire
high above
surface serenity

Meanwhile
out in the for show world
nobody knows
the depth
of our underlying misery

They still believe
the whole fairy tale
bill of sale we were all sold

Pain payments accrued

Hurt gone delinquent
now way past due

Guess we were the last to know
tis now time
to close this horror show

So don't second guess
this mutual mess
and bitchfest yet again
about me missing
a spot or two

Cause the shadow
of your  black hole heart
forced me to paint
our broken scenario
in the dark

Cyberlutionary

When emotions run high
during these
tumultuous times

and the truth blows tenuous
in all directions

Beware the slick demagogue
spinning sinuous truth text bites

His message conveyed
with cunning visual persuasions

This master new wave
media manipulator 

Feeding the masses
the sugary coated poison
that alters the course of history

Trending revolutionary

Hash tag #anarchy

The power of words
has never been
more prevalent 

Graph Hoppers

After years 
of swinging
from decorative trees
I have evolved
into something
quite different
from my original
point of origin

More like
dissolved
actually

Mutated gradually
into all
the conventional things
that I never dreamed
I would be

Is this my
prescribed fate
or simply 
my current monotony
messing with me?

Is our course
reversible
or are we
locked in
to our
slotted destiny?

Living predictably

Such respectable
monkeys are we

The Chemical Solution

The pain 
inherent in this life
we seek to side step
and avoid every day

eventually
burrows it's way
deep into
the core of our souls

the shell
of distractions
we throw
at our hurt
does nothing
but divert
our attentions
away from ugly truth

Tis the rocket fuel
of prescribed chemical lies

Under the counter medications
disbursed across the nation

The collective blood
now flows happy

Pharmacy zombies
tethered together 

The conquest is complete

Defeating the grim realities

of life in the 21st Century


  

A Day In The Half Life

Battered and worn

We all die a little
every time
we enter sleep

Casualties of life's
daily wars

Many self created

Then come morn
we regenerate miraculously
and are reborn

Rise again we must
to walk the Earth
and interact
with our fellow zombies

Being the best mutants
we can possibly be
til erosion demands
we lay back down
and die again

Pondering Succession

When humanity ends
the charred remains
of history
will be buried deep
beneath the
rubble mountain
of our insanity

First dinosaurs crashed

Then man

Who moves up next?

What species temporarily
inherits this mess?

Natural domination
is anybody's guess

Here's hoping  
they don't repeat
our mistakes

This planet
deserves better

Hope Squad

Hope is the rocket fuel of dreams Uplifting our spirits to galaxies

of infinite possibilities Actually that star far off the distance

we collectively seek

is what keeps us travelers alive If we were to ever lose this light our mission objective would be lost and the life force in us would stagnate as we all go flat line in space

Dark Dreams

I aspire to be
deep asleep
later tonight

beneath the full moon

replete with possibilities

At that time
I will dream
that I shall be
seriously intertwined
with a sultry feminine
vampire concubine
who will suck

the last remnants

of my essence dry

as I achieve

the peak of carnal ecstasy

But this fantasy

is so much more

than a sweaty

stained sheet ejaculation

She will liberate me
from my bleak mortality
and I will finally be free
to fly the night
for all eternity

like a nightbird phoenix
with my newfound

insatiable love

Bitter Breeze

I am divided

Torn 

ripped

and split

Shredded by elements
I once controlled

The wind
which formerly
lifted my sails
and brought me here
has turned
into a relentless adversary 

Now I fear
this faceless force
that will eventually
scatter my humanity
into the four corners
of oblivion

Too bad for me
the shelter
I need so desperately
is closed
for the season

Gotta hold on for dear life
til the storm passes by

In Lust We Thrust

As to her many infidelities
I choose to be

blind deaf and dumb

For you see
I've got quite a few
shapely skeletons
under my bed too

Our tender
midnight whispers
of forever fidelity
ring as hollow
as our love

but shallow us
ruled by lust
will overlook
all indiscretions
for that sweet burst
of mutual passion
we share
beneath 
stained sheets

Love Cells

Why do we keep
doing the love thing
when we know
deep down
it invariably
leads to heartbreak?

It's like asking
why birds bother to sing

Tis what they
were born to do

Taking flight
the natural way

We fly 

We crash

We die

We regenerate

Why?

Cause we can't help ourselves

Love is in our DNA

Permeating every cell

just waiting
for release someday

Rule Writers

If it feels good
it's probably illegal...

Definitely deemed immoral...

As you will be
reprimanded constantly
by those  
self proclaimed 
paragons of virtue
holding vigilantly

in their desperate quest
to hold back

the tide of artificial sin

behind their ancient

stained glass walls of hypocrisy

For you see
misery
not only loves company
it writes the rules
as it regulates

the dark clouds of guilt
of repression
that keep our natural needs
in rusty ancient chains...

Disclaimer Me

If anyone reading this
should ever find me
wandering aimlessly
in this fog of indifference
take my clammy hand
and drop me off
at the nearest lost and found

Do not be deterred
by my temporary ingratitude

Tis just a selfish phase

Someday
when I am
re engaged with the world
I will find you
and shower proper appreciation
in your direction

Perhaps I can even
return the salvage favor
next time you drift

Flotation Coping Device

From within
the midst
of this persistent storm
it seems
the relentless rain
will drown us all

and it will

if we let the tide
of rising adversity
immerse our resolve

Sometimes survival
is just a matter
of treading water
til the sun returns
to evaporate
our troubles away 

Access Heaven

In the long queue 

at the Pearly Gates

the apprehensive atheist

awaits judgement

for entrance consideration

to a place

he never believed in...

This rational creature

of little faith

could never grasp

the concept

of an after life

until now...

He fears his miscalculation

will lead to eternal damnation

but to his everlasting surprise

the Admissions Angel

stamps his 

ticket to paradise

and lets him pass

because in life

he wasn't

such a bad guy...

Now true believers

may decry

why such a skeptic

would be allowed

into the heavenly congregation

but in the end

your placement depends

on the premise

that actions

speak louder than prayers 

Frozen Wheel

Sunrise over the frozen tundra

Stray solar rays
struggle to penetrate
our frigid existence

In defiance of our desires
a mercury boost
just ain't happening today

There's seems no way
Winter is loosening

it's icy grip
any time soon
but we take comfort

from cyclical history
that Spring lies dormant
just beneath the ice
waiting patiently
for it's melt down liberation

from the forces

of natural suppression

Poke Him Poke Her

In the game
of you and me

I call your sincerity
and raise with intensity

Read my eyes if you can
try to figure out
my romance plan

but beware of misdirection

crafty bluffs
spun to perfection

Trust your gut

When you feel it

Push your chips all in

Just don't fall into the trap
of playing your cards
too close to the vest

If you want win
the game
of passion poker

You gotta take a chance

Long Term Parking

Our love
is NOT
written in the stars
that paint the sky
a million light years away

Our love
is lived out
here on Earth every day
in those daily interactions
we often take for granted

These small gestures
of affection 
and kind considerations
may not blaze
super nova charged

but

the slow 

non glam burn 

is the eternal one 

Tough Love

Just because
I point out
when you go astray
does not mean
I love you any less

Patronizing
butt kissing
enabling
blind affection
is disrespectful  

Perhaps I hold you
to an unfair ideal

but I don't
want you to feel
I am taking cheap shots
like those trolls
who revel
in stomping you
when you're down

We need you to succeed 

We need you on the job

Fix what is broken

and continue
to make us proud  

Cradle To Grave

I sprung from
the comfortable oblivion
of my mother's womb

Tumbled out into
the mysterious bright light

My arrival created
quite the commotion

The first of many
on this arduous trip
I don't recall
ever signing up for

So weary
of the endless bleakness

When I die

I shall escape
my dark existence
and return
to the bright light
from whence I commenced

and have
my round trip 
ticket punched 

Never After Blues

I came here to love you
and invite you inside
my fantasy castle  

Sweep you off your feet
Sir Gallahad style

Whisk us hand in hand
into a fairy tale
romantic scenario
for the rest of our
happily ever after lives 

Alas
we always 
crash back
to accursed reality

I leave here in tears

My heart is ripped

cause it seems
you are reading
from a different script

False Prophets

To those who insist

on bringing Jesus into politics

to theologically

bolster their self righteous

morally sanctimonious positions 

the arrogant bastards

will never concede

the J man

was a bleeding heart

of the first degree

who would now be

crucified politically

by modern day MAGA Pharisees

who hide behind

the God they've kidnapped

to lob 

indignant thunderbolts

at those who dare

to redistribute wealth

through the eye of a needle

to the blessed poor in need

bleeding hearts like Christ believed

in giving charity to

Happy Merry Holiday Christmas Whatever

Don't be holiday
politically offended
if I wish you
a Merry Christmas!! 

Tis quite the lovely
merry tradition

And don't backlash
my well intentioned
all inclusive
Happy Holidays !!

I simply
don't want anyone
to feel left out

For this is meant to be
a joyous time
for all humanity
regardless of your
religious flavor

In fact
it matters not
if you 
believe at all

This is meant to be
the one time of year
where we are allowed
to spread and share good cheer
without having
our motives questioned
in the way cynics so often do

Maybe our modern
holiday greetings controversy
can teach us a lesson

A tolerance gift we can all share
that doesn't come in a box
and can't be bought online

Let's take a holiday chance on 
patience and forbearance
and carry in our hearts
a year round love for each other
that is more
than a fragile phrase
we foolishly debate
like grinches
this time of year

Freedom Myth

READ THE FINE PRINT

We CAN'T do
whatever we want

None of us are as free
as we'd like to be

Though we pretend

to be masters of our restrictions

We can never
rise above the  hypocrisy
imbedded in this democracy

Checks and balances

Cause we can't be trusted
to self regulate our base impulses

Control every urge

We got dancing lawyers 
making laws
other lawyers will appeal
in marble courts
now televised

No surprise
the social contract
is awash in vague clauses
that no one can see

Our natural freedoms
sacrificed constantly
at the alter of personal security

Freedom Flyers

Take a needed break
from our mundane existence

Look to the twilight sky

and if you peer closely
you will see
bouncing freely
between the clouds
the free spirited hedonist
cavorting with angels

A pleasure seeking narcissist
of the first degree

Far beyond lame condemnations

Lives only for the moment

Squeezing every drop
of joy from the night

Averse to the morning after
consequences we mortals fear

Rolls with total immunity
from that social stigma nonsense
we envious mud dwellers
throw at those who dare soar
above this gloomy world

They are
and will always be
free from the shackles
of our suffocating propriety

Terror Carrier

Mr Hyper Phobia

Always wired into
the latest
mega terror threats

Spreading the hysteria
with unsuspecting citizens
trying to live their lives
in blissful ignorance

So much paranoia to parcel out
as the attention seeking junkie
screams about
the falling sky

Heed his desperate cry 
because being ignored
is his real core fear

Self Confession

Burned into our young souls

Hard core
Sunday school indoctrination

Theology, dogma and ancient rules  
spun from a good Catholic education

I learned by rote
those ten commandments
written by God himself
as interpreted from
a best selling book
they made into
an epic motion picture

Somehow
the pious playbook
did not penetrate
my hedonist core
cause when it
comes to these
damn commandments
that define sin 

I must confess
before the 
stone throwing
congregation
I've broken them all

More than once
in a variety of ways
and sinful positions

But hey!

I bear the guilt
that humanity 
has carried
through the centuries
right into chemical
psycho therapy

My bad
but
do I get any
heavenly credit
for all the times
I obeyed
the do the right thing rules?

Can I get an amen?

Maybe my chalice is half full?

Faith is great
if you can deal
with all the uncertainty
but this much I do know

Tis NOT easy being saintly
in the 21st Century

Looking Glass Express

Go shatter
preconceived labels
that have enabled

well established presumptions

Dispose of all dusty assumptions
that have always
defined our distorted reality

Open up 
a fresh universe of unexplored
untried possibilities
that we never would have considered
if we had not liberated
this repressed imagination
in the first place