One hand claps my ear
no irony rings the bell
enter the zen-dō
harmony, a tear
as it rolls down, I feel sound
not bad, not unwell
despite a soft blow
clearly, Zenji hears the pitch
lifts me, wings unbound
anger, desire, fear
pains me more than delusion
serves me right, unclear
mind, a decision
yesterday, at dusk, I stitch
each cut with some thread
as to what I dread
restless wolves, an ancient witch
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Sunday, July 21, 2024
entre ces deux langues ~ dimanche, 21 juillet 2024
il y a cette boîte
le chat à l'intérieur
y partícula
alfa de largo
caliente alcance
entre les deux mondes
tué ou vivant
tué le chat de l'espace
entre deux états
boire du vin rosé
organiser une grande fête
î (i-circumflex)
tirer ton chapeau
entre la vie et la mort
Friday, July 19, 2024
Demure Drug Mule ~ Friday, July 19, 2023
As sweet as sugar
suffer the saccharine trust
sucrose assets save
wealth from a hooker
each sex worker knows their trade
each pimp works like rust
till plow to the grave
ask not who earns a deep cut
sugar makes the grade
sorrow defines life
under the scalpel, abort
gifts within such strife
ask not what they snort
real cocaine out of her butt
suffer the saccharine trust
sucrose assets save
wealth from a hooker
each sex worker knows their trade
each pimp works like rust
till plow to the grave
ask not who earns a deep cut
sugar makes the grade
sorrow defines life
under the scalpel, abort
gifts within such strife
ask not what they snort
real cocaine out of her butt
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response ~ Thursday, July 18, 2024
To attain enlightenment, satori
on the Red Line seems antithetical
answer me this, do you expect to find
the wisdom you seek under a torii
the vicinity seems right but a lie
attached to objects categorical
in an instant to awaken to mind
nothing without perfect understanding
enlightenment doesn't come cheap, the sky
needs to be replaced, that's a lot of paint
leave the clouds alone, people like them white
ideology becomes a complaint
given notions of purity and light
however, no one can stop the branding
transcend reality on the Red Line
even if it cannot be done, just try
nothing but emptiness and wisdom true
maybe not here, tingles up your straight spine
even such sensory responses speak
nothing for satori, I sit and cry
trying to make sense of a world so blue
sorrow and suffering help me reflect
as people appear ignorant and weak
transcend reality, the help you need
obey the rules of physics, get on, sit
realize their anger, hatred and greed
involve the conditions, create a pit
on the Red Line seems antithetical
answer me this, do you expect to find
the wisdom you seek under a torii
the vicinity seems right but a lie
attached to objects categorical
in an instant to awaken to mind
nothing without perfect understanding
enlightenment doesn't come cheap, the sky
needs to be replaced, that's a lot of paint
leave the clouds alone, people like them white
ideology becomes a complaint
given notions of purity and light
however, no one can stop the branding
transcend reality on the Red Line
even if it cannot be done, just try
nothing but emptiness and wisdom true
maybe not here, tingles up your straight spine
even such sensory responses speak
nothing for satori, I sit and cry
trying to make sense of a world so blue
sorrow and suffering help me reflect
as people appear ignorant and weak
transcend reality, the help you need
obey the rules of physics, get on, sit
realize their anger, hatred and greed
involve the conditions, create a pit
of despair and delusion, to detect
nothingness beyond the self, the story
transcend reality, seek no-glory
how elusive is the mirror of mind
even if one word slips out this I find
Restlessness in others creates small waves
ever still as a placid lake, a stone
drops to create ripples, pass all the graves
Literally, the dead offer a bone
if this is not humorous, leave aside
nothing but pain and suffering, gory
each cemetery we pass, there, my bride
Saturday, July 13, 2024
Summertime ~ Saturday, July 13, 2024
Anticipation, silently, I buzz
slinky as a little black dress, I bless
the ground beneath her mythic feet, I flee
how to escape a rape, a snake, I push
each apiarist far away, I seek
passion, the afterlife, poet, I guess
robes flowing to the marble floors, I see
only flies on the walls, summer, I die
visions of justice wronged, such breadth, I creak
each floorboard bends, a shade, such weight, I smoke
restless dust in the Underworld, I work
bitter memories into ash, I woke
in death to loveless emptiness, I twerk
at the nightclub, or a strip club, I cry
lonely as the other, my wife, I find
forgotten by the birds, sparrows, I hear
lingering in bushes, chatter, I break
into song, the women listen, I grind
each lens into ashes and dust, I want
selfish thoughts to disappear, soon, I fear
orbits of gravity escape, I stake
nothing but, yes, my loneliness, I trail
through tomato gardens, hopeless, I ask
humanity to remember, I fail
each day to uncover fortune, I mask
wealth in a magical disguise, I haunt
aspects of this world, ignorant, I shine
limber as a leaf, green as spring, I dream
language reaches the dead, absurd, I cream
slimy walls, maggots and pus, splat, I pine
slinky as a little black dress, I bless
the ground beneath her mythic feet, I flee
how to escape a rape, a snake, I push
each apiarist far away, I seek
passion, the afterlife, poet, I guess
robes flowing to the marble floors, I see
only flies on the walls, summer, I die
visions of justice wronged, such breadth, I creak
each floorboard bends, a shade, such weight, I smoke
restless dust in the Underworld, I work
bitter memories into ash, I woke
in death to loveless emptiness, I twerk
at the nightclub, or a strip club, I cry
lonely as the other, my wife, I find
forgotten by the birds, sparrows, I hear
lingering in bushes, chatter, I break
into song, the women listen, I grind
each lens into ashes and dust, I want
selfish thoughts to disappear, soon, I fear
orbits of gravity escape, I stake
nothing but, yes, my loneliness, I trail
through tomato gardens, hopeless, I ask
humanity to remember, I fail
each day to uncover fortune, I mask
wealth in a magical disguise, I haunt
aspects of this world, ignorant, I shine
limber as a leaf, green as spring, I dream
language reaches the dead, absurd, I cream
slimy walls, maggots and pus, splat, I pine
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Alien Citizen ~ Thursday, July 11, 2024
As the song, "Born in the U.S.A.", plays
silently, I rage inside with sorrow
the decades spent in this country, the fact
how I got here, to what purpose, it stays
empty, my lack of pride, lack of pleasure
silently, I seethe with rage, beg, borrow
or even steal, if to take what I lack
nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go
given two legs, I run to seek treasure.
Born in Bombay, millions I left behind
over and over, we moved, place to place
remember nothing, memories turn blind
nowhere is home, family is my disgrace
if alcoholism were a game show
not that I would ever know, now you see
the reason I studied philosophy
how I needed to make sense of childhood
emotional and sensitive, no good.
Until I became an adult, all grown
Sugar was sweet, I was beat, I was blown
Away by California girls, the years
passed, I grew up, I grew old, I shed tears
lonesome, an alien, a citizen
after my father died, a simpleton
yes, these words I string, a popcorn necklace
still, poor, no business sense, this room, my space
silently, I rage inside with sorrow
the decades spent in this country, the fact
how I got here, to what purpose, it stays
empty, my lack of pride, lack of pleasure
silently, I seethe with rage, beg, borrow
or even steal, if to take what I lack
nowhere to run, ain't got nowhere to go
given two legs, I run to seek treasure.
Born in Bombay, millions I left behind
over and over, we moved, place to place
remember nothing, memories turn blind
nowhere is home, family is my disgrace
if alcoholism were a game show
not that I would ever know, now you see
the reason I studied philosophy
how I needed to make sense of childhood
emotional and sensitive, no good.
Until I became an adult, all grown
Sugar was sweet, I was beat, I was blown
Away by California girls, the years
passed, I grew up, I grew old, I shed tears
lonesome, an alien, a citizen
after my father died, a simpleton
yes, these words I string, a popcorn necklace
still, poor, no business sense, this room, my space
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Karen ~ Wednesday, July 10, 2024
In my arms, you fit
not that I then understood
mistook the red flags
yet, here and now, sit
awaiting your sweet embrace
rest assured, I brood
mistakes, pack your bags
still, you I will always love
yes, my arms, this space
once you fit, I stare
until the window turns black
fixed, wishful, I dare
in a heart attack
to call out your name, my dove
not that I then understood
mistook the red flags
yet, here and now, sit
awaiting your sweet embrace
rest assured, I brood
mistakes, pack your bags
still, you I will always love
yes, my arms, this space
once you fit, I stare
until the window turns black
fixed, wishful, I dare
in a heart attack
to call out your name, my dove
Tirich Mir til topps ~ Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Once there was a time
not long ago, not at all
children were this tall
each child had a dime
time was the days were longer
how long no one knew
each child who could grew
really strong and then, stronger
each day the trees wept
wept for each child born
as each child grew very big
smaller than a pig
as big as a thorn
to adorn every rose bush
in time gardeners learned
many a child yearned
each day to grow in the Kush
not long ago, not at all
children were this tall
each child had a dime
time was the days were longer
how long no one knew
each child who could grew
really strong and then, stronger
each day the trees wept
wept for each child born
as each child grew very big
smaller than a pig
as big as a thorn
to adorn every rose bush
in time gardeners learned
many a child yearned
each day to grow in the Kush
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Tussy Presides ~ Tuesday, July 9, 2024
The ego is fierce
how it will never let go
endless figure eights
even as to pierce
gallantly a large balloon
order is for show
if The President debates
seeking election
for a silver spoon
in an infant's mouth
elicits a certain charm
recent polls go south
contain the alarm
ejection in detection
how it will never let go
endless figure eights
even as to pierce
gallantly a large balloon
order is for show
if The President debates
seeking election
for a silver spoon
in an infant's mouth
elicits a certain charm
recent polls go south
contain the alarm
ejection in detection
Sunday, July 7, 2024
मार ~ Sunday, July 7, 2024
Murderer demure
under death's dark influence
recovers her sense
decent and secure
even her apprehension
reveals affluence
egoless, immense
recovery in a cell
despite detention
execution row
masks her willingness to serve
under no Lucknow
response to observe
enmity, a bell
under death's dark influence
recovers her sense
decent and secure
even her apprehension
reveals affluence
egoless, immense
recovery in a cell
despite detention
execution row
masks her willingness to serve
under no Lucknow
response to observe
enmity, a bell
Singularity ~ Sunday, July 7, 2024
In one direction,
needless to say but I speak
of temporal sense;
now my objection,
earnest as a pledge: my plight
diminishes weak
introspection; hence,
remove the veil of white lies,
emerge into light;
correction: as time
takes no time whence to unfold
in itself: a chime
of one note, so bold
no one perceives its disguise.
needless to say but I speak
of temporal sense;
now my objection,
earnest as a pledge: my plight
diminishes weak
introspection; hence,
remove the veil of white lies,
emerge into light;
correction: as time
takes no time whence to unfold
in itself: a chime
of one note, so bold
no one perceives its disguise.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Il pagliaccio ~ Friday, July 5, 2024
The world irritates
how it rubs against the grain
excites as to vex
witless dust frustrates
old ashen corpse broken down
reason out the brain
leave the world a hex
death spell or a placid lake
interview a clown
realize the smile
realize the fallen tear
invokes bitter bile
transform hate from fear
authenticity so fake
turn genuine strain
engaged in good sex
sieve water through clean sluice gates
how it rubs against the grain
excites as to vex
witless dust frustrates
old ashen corpse broken down
reason out the brain
leave the world a hex
death spell or a placid lake
interview a clown
realize the smile
realize the fallen tear
invokes bitter bile
transform hate from fear
authenticity so fake
turn genuine strain
engaged in good sex
sieve water through clean sluice gates
Thursday, July 4, 2024
ο αστεροφάγος ~ Thursday, July 4, 2024
At PK's, a bar, Irish, a chip shop
to associate football, Chicken Tikka Masala
Preposterous space, a pipe dream fitted
Kicks for penalties, or Papa Kitty
suck shit and die, this one life, upstairs, a bookstore and flights
a massage parlor, yoga studio
basking in the sun with a rooftop pool
a high-rise hotel, too much, location, Hyde Park, Hype Dark
remember the bills, the debts and the rent
If I were lucky, studied business, stars
ricochet across the sky at night, a meteor falls
if I were born rich, I'd clear the oceans
such debris to choke all of Alaska
how to end this endless life, full of marvel and wonder
asterophagos eats stars and pipe dreams
chonky, pitch black cat in the restaurant
helps himself to the food dropped and left for waste by patrons
if supporters knew how important dreams
placed and fitted square means to an artist
shrug your limp, drunken shoulders, why should you care, language bakes
hearty, Goan meals, Vindaloo Palace
order a Guinness in the Irish pub
pop on by for a massage or practice Haṭha yoga
to associate football, Chicken Tikka Masala
Preposterous space, a pipe dream fitted
Kicks for penalties, or Papa Kitty
suck shit and die, this one life, upstairs, a bookstore and flights
a massage parlor, yoga studio
basking in the sun with a rooftop pool
a high-rise hotel, too much, location, Hyde Park, Hype Dark
remember the bills, the debts and the rent
If I were lucky, studied business, stars
ricochet across the sky at night, a meteor falls
if I were born rich, I'd clear the oceans
such debris to choke all of Alaska
how to end this endless life, full of marvel and wonder
asterophagos eats stars and pipe dreams
chonky, pitch black cat in the restaurant
helps himself to the food dropped and left for waste by patrons
if supporters knew how important dreams
placed and fitted square means to an artist
shrug your limp, drunken shoulders, why should you care, language bakes
hearty, Goan meals, Vindaloo Palace
order a Guinness in the Irish pub
pop on by for a massage or practice Haṭha yoga
Spell ~ Thursday, July 4, 2024
The Fourth of July. On this day, I cry
how I'm no longer a child, how fireworks appear so wild
each year, I grow old. Look back, sad and cold
Friends no longer lie on the couch, eat pie
on TV, The Twilight Zone, give the dead dog a Milk Bone
underneath, now mild, the floors newly tiled
rest from acting bold, a mask, a life sold
thoughtless, empty, from the start. Decisions, a work of art
how on my smartphone, I write poems, hone
old memories lost, knives rusted, the cost
forgotten, an old man weeps, others celebrate, he sleeps
Juju, black ice frost, winter beckons, tossed
under the bed, creeps out with yellow peeps
lingers awhile as eyes dart side to side, wary, claws smart
yet, how do they pry apart summer's dry
how I'm no longer a child, how fireworks appear so wild
each year, I grow old. Look back, sad and cold
Friends no longer lie on the couch, eat pie
on TV, The Twilight Zone, give the dead dog a Milk Bone
underneath, now mild, the floors newly tiled
rest from acting bold, a mask, a life sold
thoughtless, empty, from the start. Decisions, a work of art
how on my smartphone, I write poems, hone
old memories lost, knives rusted, the cost
forgotten, an old man weeps, others celebrate, he sleeps
Juju, black ice frost, winter beckons, tossed
under the bed, creeps out with yellow peeps
lingers awhile as eyes dart side to side, wary, claws smart
yet, how do they pry apart summer's dry
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