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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Frozen Wheel
Sunrise on the tundra
Stray solar rays
struggle to penetrate
our frozen existence
In spite of our desire
Warmth
just not happening today
There's seems no way
Winter's loosens it's grip
any time soon
but we do
know from history
Spring lies dormant
beneath the ice
waiting patiently
for it's liberation
The cycle wheel
turns for us all
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
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
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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
Monday, December 29, 2014
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
Sunday, December 28, 2014
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
Saturday, December 27, 2014
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
Friday, December 26, 2014
False Prophets
To those
who insist
on bringing Jesus
into politics
to theologically
bolster their
morally sanctimonious
positions
they have to concede
the J man
was a bleeding heart
was a bleeding heart
anti capitalist
socialist
LIBERAL
of the first degree
who would be
who would be
crucified politically
all the live long day
all the live long day
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
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
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
Sunday, December 21, 2014
Old Is New
In the history
of creativity
down through the centuries
we can now conclude
nothing is new anymore
All that is done today
has been done
by somebody
somewhere before
Words blurred
and eventually erased
over time
resurface in the mind
of new generations
Run through
the hype machine
as the next big thing
but if you Google
your search history
you will see
today's masterpiece
is a shiny refurbished toy
with a fresh coat of paint
Freedom Flyers
Take a break
from our mundane existence
Look to the sky
and you will see
bouncing freely
between the clouds
the free spirited hedonist
cavorting with angels
A pleasure seeking narcissist
of the first degree
Lives for the moment
Squeezing every drop
of joy from the night
Averse to the morning after
consequences we fear
Forever immune 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 propriety
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Terror Carrier
Mr Hyper Phobia
Always wired into
the latest
mega terror threats
Sharing 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 core terror 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
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Looking Glass Express
Once you shatter
the preconceived labels
that enable our
well established presumptions
and dispose
of all the assumptions
that have always
defined our distorted reality
you open up a whole
new universe of unexplored
untried possibilities
that you would
never have considered
if you had not liberated
your repressed imagination
in the first place
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Bridge Over Us
The deep gap we created
filled with stubborn pride
and shattered dreams
This nightmare
chasm between us
Me over here
and you over there
How do we
re unite
on the same side?
Find an overpass solution
to save us from ourselves
There may be
more storied spans
with sexier designs
to bridge our divide
but
give me a sturdy
functional structure anytime
to bring us back together
where we need to be
Maybe then
we can
together forever
fill in our gaps
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Come and Get It
When you want it
so badly
you reek of obsession
Do what needs to be done
to advance
from point A to B
Preparation always the key
You can't rush in haphazardly
Take the bumps along the way
No one ever said dreams come easy
but in the end
desire will find a way
to workaround creatively
and make a reality
out of what
seems impossible today
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
After Happily Ever
"Happily ever after"
That tried and true
phony feel good closing
found only in fairy tales
and romance fiction
but
we continually
perpetually
sign up for the dream
Chasing that
ever after phrase
through
the lose your mind fields
of romance ruins
Sprinkle
"this is the one"
generously
over past disappointments
Savor that sliver burst
of passion possibilities
we incessantly
wax poetic about
As if our pretty words
and epic denials
can somehow transform
our ugly reality
into a beautiful swan
Love will always be
a great place to visit
but
a palace few
ever get
to permanently
reside in
Sunday, December 7, 2014
The Case For Relations
Perhaps I could sleep with you
and you could sleep with me?
Prior to our mutual slumber
maybe we could share
some sexual thunder?
For your consideration
when we awaken from hibernation
let's jump start our day
with tender fornication
Write a stimulating feel good story
No romance impediments required
No love strings attached
to hold passion back
Just a good time interaction
we desperately need
A respite
from this grinding
human condition
If we can somehow
lose these obsolete inhibitions
and listen to
our bodily needs
Satisfaction guaranteed
Shook Up Hook Up
Lonely boy me
weary of
virtual pornography
engaged in chat romance
with a lonely
long distant temptation
of equal desperation
After weeks
of teasing text foreplay
I set up a blind date
with my online dream
Drove through the night
down anticipation highway
to finally physically connect
like real life lovers do
in the movies
Pulled up to her lair
but Medusa's lure
was quickly dispelled
by the skulls
littered by her front door
Undeterred by warnings
of her deadly past
I entered into the dark domain
of my fantasy
I came so far to consummate
Needless to say
the reality
of her looks so very scary
did not exactly
match the pics
she displayed online
but everybody stretches
the boundaries of truth
in their profiles
do they not?
A cyber misdemeanor crime
Besides
at this point in time
my passion heat
was so extreme
I would have made love
to a snake coiffed
monster of mythology
Which I did repeatedly
A night I will never forget
Though I must confess
I do regret
the whole
being turned to stone ending
when I saw my dangerous love
without makeup
come harsh light of morn
Caveat emptor
Saturday, December 6, 2014
My Circle Crew
I play favorites
Unfair as that may be
Life is all about inequity
and overcoming adversity
I play favorites
Yes I do
My little pets
get all the bias
I can dispense
No apologies forthcoming
for their place of honor
is well earned
and
well deserved
So silently
accept the reality
of love disparity
and
maybe someday
you'll be part
of my double standard too
Mortality Road
The path we ride
takes us all the way
to the conclusion
Race complete
Finish line
means the end
As in OVER
but is it really?
Is there no hope
that we can extend
and pretend
we are forever?
Of course not
The rules
written in antiquity
state clearly
out with the old
in with the new
Time for us
to exit the race
and cheer
for those who follow
in our place
We have earned
a well deserved rest
Friday, December 5, 2014
Multi Siding
Devils and angels
Darkness and light
One can not exist
without the other
Natural counterbalance
The see saw effect
So it goes
for me and you
Who is angel?
Who be demon?
Hard to say
Both sides we play
at varying times
in our altered states
of moodiness
as we try
to teeter totter
on the elusive premise
of a well balanced
existence
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Actions Speak Louder Than
Your fiery words
A blast furnace
of angry rhetoric
At the end of the day
when all the banners
have been put away
is nothing more
than hot air
That rebellious stare
Your best defiant glare
ain't going nowhere
unless you are prepared
to go all in
Exert maximum pressure
and fight your enemy
with the same ferocity
they will surely
reign down on you
Monday, December 1, 2014
Imams and Born Agains
Rowdy party crowd
tossing sticks and stones
in their plexiglass homes
Shattering the foundation
their parents laid
with their guilt trip
punishments
Unrepentant hedonists
running rampant
outside the boundaries
of restrained society
Tight ass moralists respond
Unleash their
lethal frowns
and vow
to shut
the fun house down
From Puritan witch hunters
to
Taliban stone throwers
the iron defenders of the faith
get their inquisition on
breaking the bones
that pave the way to Hell
for hyper zealots
with misguided
self righteous
intentions
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