Love, a Conundrum ~ Sunday, September 24, 2023

To say that there is
heaven or hell is a lie
even our parents
really knew better
even if they couldn't know

in all certainty
still should you believe

no one can stop you, as faith
obeys no reason

love is different
obviously, a practice
virtue seeks in truth
every illusion

in a standard deck of cards
nothing more nor less

this world is a test
how, when, why, anyone's guess
in failure, success
swallow the great lie

worship plums in the icebox
obey broken rules
roll the dice, gamble
lose everything, start over
demented zombie

ask yourself if love
necessarily exists
yes, as a concept
must we all believe
obey the logic of fools
righteous charlatans
everyone accepts

A Nose for Blood ~ Friday, September 22, 2023

Sniffer spent much time
nose in the library shelves
if only he knew
from tropical climes
foreign women found him cute
even they themselves
referred to the clew

still, he felt much like a beast
perhaps, like a brute
ever the bully
necessary, as a child
to act more wooly

muscles mean not mild
under duress, he could feast
chomping through a snack
hundreds in a day

tragically, myopic sight
in eyes, steel blue-gray
made fun of, to fight
elicits the charge, attack

It's Time to Depart ~ Tuesday, September 19, 2023

It's okay to say,
today is just not my day
sunshine, just a ray

of hope, helps you cope,
kissed at the end of your rope,
angels think you're dope,
yeah, just ask the Pope

tomorrow, you feel sorrow,
of course, an arrow

struck your heart, real smart,
ask yourself, is this the start,
yes, romance, fine art

Bombyx mori ~ Sunday, September 17, 2023

The silence I speak
however deafening, words
essentially build

silk cocoons so weak
it is a miracle tongues
loosen as some birds
enter guilds, unskilled
now to chatter in the bush
caution the wind, lungs
expire before long

I know for now I say less

speak no evil, wrong
perhaps not to guess
even to give a shove, push
as to my death, fall
killed by a train, bawl

Labor Induced to Suborn an Oath ~ Tuesday, September 12, 2023

With nothing to say
indeed nothing to convey
to ducks in a pond
how to reach beyond

not speaking evil for good
or how to shed wood
to say what I know
holds marionettes for show
if I were wholesome
need I act so dumb
given with nothing to gain

try hard, take great pains
obey all the rules

save face, still look like a fool
advance to the back
yes, for what I lack

Messenger Angel ~ Saturday, September 9, 2023

P. K. cannot say,
as to tell you what it means,
p means this, k that,
ask later, okay?

Kiss your whole family goodbye,
if you don't know beans,
take a moment, bat
those eyelashes at the boys;
yesterday, on Skye,

Sanford, messenger
angel of the isle, brought word,
no one may venture
further than unheard,
or face the horn, background noise,
roiling seas await,
death shall be your fate.