Imagination is all that is real
make-believe makes reality a dream
art simulates as a reproduction
genius imagines beyond the appeal
ideological of politics
nothing melts faster than chocolate ice cream
actions without the need for production
the film industry and television
indoctrinates with codes set into bricks
orders to contain and control the few
now known as exclusivity belies
institutional prejudice as law
systemic injustice for centuries
attends to the need for supervision
liquid thoughts flow beyond power and hate
listen to the bass drum as a heartbeat
take a moment to step back and observe
how media shapes thought out of the gate
art interprets to overcome the lies
tranquility meditates on defeat
ignorance denies in order to serve
state functionaries as servants of greed
reality hides the truth while the spies
exhume the bodies to sniff out a cheat
aspects of the real remain hidden, swerve
left or right to overhear a false creed
Friday, January 31, 2025
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Deprivation of the Empty Set ~ Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Difficult to ignore, pain in the heel
injuries come and go, some stay longer
struggle to overcome the pain, no gain
as the old saying goes, how not to feel
pain with analgesics, the privation
portends a foreboding, faster, stronger
older body, ointment offers no pain
initially, the contusion, a bruise
no x-ray solves, pain as invitation
to introspection, no shame to expose
maintain training schedule, never a choice
exasperated, frustrated, a rose
needles with thorns, to speak without a voice
tormented by disappointment, why choose
injuries come and go, some stay longer
struggle to overcome the pain, no gain
as the old saying goes, how not to feel
pain with analgesics, the privation
portends a foreboding, faster, stronger
older body, ointment offers no pain
initially, the contusion, a bruise
no x-ray solves, pain as invitation
to introspection, no shame to expose
maintain training schedule, never a choice
exasperated, frustrated, a rose
needles with thorns, to speak without a voice
tormented by disappointment, why choose
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Σειρῆνες / Seirênes ~ Saturday, January 25, 2025
Doughnut run, gotta get there, fast fast fast
or breaking the rules, we arrive on time
under sixty seconds flat, round the track
give the police wings to not arrive last
hounds chase the hare for sport, fair fair unfair
nothing lasts forever, scene of the crime
under four minutes, we race the mile back
tragedy runs at pace, under two hours
run run run little piggies, unaware
unaware how black toenails scare the cops
no way this is an emergency, so
gotta get their pedicure on, their tops
on speed, on your marks, get set, go go go
top speed doughnut run, nobody showers
take the Metra back after a long run
all the way north to Highwood to pig out
guns in our legs, badges, no, we don't need
every god-damned cabrón who's got a gun
to drive full-speed, sirens blaring, a race
to get there, brake brake brake, oh see them shout
how they slip and slide on black ice, they bleed
every day for doughnuts, hungry ghosts eat
runners on the sidewalks without a trace
every day they go for a run, doughnuts
fuck your mother and chinga tu madre!
ask for stinking badges next time, their guts
stone-cold tongues utter para mi padre
the song, Canção para meu pai [beat]
faster, motor kitty, purr purr, sirens
alert slow children not to walk but run
suck it up, cops need J Dilla's Donuts
telephone junkie checks their environs
fuck if I know what he's talking about
acting out, kid brother, needs a lesson
sirens blaring, tempting fate, mezzo sluts
the constables find an alternate route
or breaking the rules, we arrive on time
under sixty seconds flat, round the track
give the police wings to not arrive last
hounds chase the hare for sport, fair fair unfair
nothing lasts forever, scene of the crime
under four minutes, we race the mile back
tragedy runs at pace, under two hours
run run run little piggies, unaware
unaware how black toenails scare the cops
no way this is an emergency, so
gotta get their pedicure on, their tops
on speed, on your marks, get set, go go go
top speed doughnut run, nobody showers
take the Metra back after a long run
all the way north to Highwood to pig out
guns in our legs, badges, no, we don't need
every god-damned cabrón who's got a gun
to drive full-speed, sirens blaring, a race
to get there, brake brake brake, oh see them shout
how they slip and slide on black ice, they bleed
every day for doughnuts, hungry ghosts eat
runners on the sidewalks without a trace
every day they go for a run, doughnuts
fuck your mother and chinga tu madre!
ask for stinking badges next time, their guts
stone-cold tongues utter para mi padre
the song, Canção para meu pai [beat]
faster, motor kitty, purr purr, sirens
alert slow children not to walk but run
suck it up, cops need J Dilla's Donuts
telephone junkie checks their environs
fuck if I know what he's talking about
acting out, kid brother, needs a lesson
sirens blaring, tempting fate, mezzo sluts
the constables find an alternate route
CTA Red Line ~ Saturday, January 25, 2025
What did you do to deserve this treatment
hell, for them, has reserved a special place
angry, hungry ghosts beg you for breakfast
transients devour their displacement
distance destroys loving kindness, as food
is not scarce in Chicago, without grace
divine, ignorance creates neglect, cast
yellow aspersions aside, guilt and blame
only point fingers at others, the rood
underneath the ceiling asks me to weep
designed by wealth, poor, hungry ghosts cry out
only the wealthy, in comfy beds, sleep
transfer power for a day, holler, shout
only God sees all in this hopeless game
deprivation is not funny, sorry
each person needs humor, to read and laugh
stupid as a poet, these words you write
each day cannot feed hungry ghosts, worry
reason cannot make sense of poverty
vengeance and avarice, the slaughtered calf
each sacrifice to God, flames lick and bite
trauma as memory, triggers attack
homeless adult-children, no property
influence rock bottom, less than zero
saints of the Stone Age, wander the streets
tragedy as events without a hero
reason weeps, a handshake, the city greets
each visitor with a kilo of crack
asinine joke in poetry unread
task the mayor with cleaning up the city
mayors neglect Chicago for quick kickbacks
each cunt in charge, nobility unbred
naggers with daggers, no sense of pity
torpidity blind, full of cracks and smacks
hell, for them, has reserved a special place
angry, hungry ghosts beg you for breakfast
transients devour their displacement
distance destroys loving kindness, as food
is not scarce in Chicago, without grace
divine, ignorance creates neglect, cast
yellow aspersions aside, guilt and blame
only point fingers at others, the rood
underneath the ceiling asks me to weep
designed by wealth, poor, hungry ghosts cry out
only the wealthy, in comfy beds, sleep
transfer power for a day, holler, shout
only God sees all in this hopeless game
deprivation is not funny, sorry
each person needs humor, to read and laugh
stupid as a poet, these words you write
each day cannot feed hungry ghosts, worry
reason cannot make sense of poverty
vengeance and avarice, the slaughtered calf
each sacrifice to God, flames lick and bite
trauma as memory, triggers attack
homeless adult-children, no property
influence rock bottom, less than zero
saints of the Stone Age, wander the streets
tragedy as events without a hero
reason weeps, a handshake, the city greets
each visitor with a kilo of crack
asinine joke in poetry unread
task the mayor with cleaning up the city
mayors neglect Chicago for quick kickbacks
each cunt in charge, nobility unbred
naggers with daggers, no sense of pity
torpidity blind, full of cracks and smacks
Liberals ~ Saturday, January 25, 2025
Trust the idiots who, before you, came
how they influenced what you see and do
each day, they imagined as better world
nothing of the sort, vested interest, blame
as much as possible to go around
kiss your assets goodbye, you privileged shrew
entitled by daddy with a spoon cat curled
decisively between your breasts, how nice
bleeding heart wears their keffiyeh scarf drowned
out by more idiocy, all their own
despite these attempts, idiots remain
yet, the mirror of the speaker is grown
into linguistic awareness, you gain
success from the failures of others, splice
difference in two, who cares, win or lose, rich
in stupidity, what you believe is
virtual and false, a Scottish golf course
itching to be authentic, you dumb bitch
nothing and no one can help you, so lost
each day, you try to think for yourself, jizz
in your face, heroin is my divorce
nothing but the whole truth, hidden, undead
interest in the naked body, the cost
transforms the real to virtual, appease
stoned and forgotten trigger heads, they think
each day, they know right from wrong, pay the slease
let go of past mistakes, suck up the pink
fuck this world, ingenuine, in your head
how they influenced what you see and do
each day, they imagined as better world
nothing of the sort, vested interest, blame
as much as possible to go around
kiss your assets goodbye, you privileged shrew
entitled by daddy with a spoon cat curled
decisively between your breasts, how nice
bleeding heart wears their keffiyeh scarf drowned
out by more idiocy, all their own
despite these attempts, idiots remain
yet, the mirror of the speaker is grown
into linguistic awareness, you gain
success from the failures of others, splice
difference in two, who cares, win or lose, rich
in stupidity, what you believe is
virtual and false, a Scottish golf course
itching to be authentic, you dumb bitch
nothing and no one can help you, so lost
each day, you try to think for yourself, jizz
in your face, heroin is my divorce
nothing but the whole truth, hidden, undead
interest in the naked body, the cost
transforms the real to virtual, appease
stoned and forgotten trigger heads, they think
each day, they know right from wrong, pay the slease
let go of past mistakes, suck up the pink
fuck this world, ingenuine, in your head
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Discretion Advised ~ Thursday, January 23, 2025
He went by Hymns as it sounded edgy
everyone knew Hymns as they sang in Church
women loved to sit by Hymns and listen
each note they sang flowed out sweet as honey
nothing Hymns ever did hurt nobody
to think they would leave someone in the lurch
but what took place elsewhere did not glisten
yet, the golden voice of Hymns fooled them all
Hymns always dressed well, never too gaudy
yet, after Mass, they confessed in private
men always liked Hymns because they were straight
never told a lie, Hymns chomped at the bit
socially graceful, Hymns knew where they ate
acted out, never in public, the Fall
sucker punched Hymns to believe in their lies
inside a crypt, hidden, the truth remains
tumors to remove from the healthy cells
super cautious and diligent, their spies
overheard and oversaw the whole works
unknown except in small circles, the grains
nestled in a silo, quiet as bells
defeated in childhood, Hymns grew up strong
entitled to nothing but the steelworks
deals made by the Church kept Hymns off the street
ending up in the '80s, Christ, with AIDS
dying of Kaposi's sarcoma [beat]
genuinely sad, how memory fades
yet, Hymns' voice hovers in Church, never wrong
everyone knew Hymns as they sang in Church
women loved to sit by Hymns and listen
each note they sang flowed out sweet as honey
nothing Hymns ever did hurt nobody
to think they would leave someone in the lurch
but what took place elsewhere did not glisten
yet, the golden voice of Hymns fooled them all
Hymns always dressed well, never too gaudy
yet, after Mass, they confessed in private
men always liked Hymns because they were straight
never told a lie, Hymns chomped at the bit
socially graceful, Hymns knew where they ate
acted out, never in public, the Fall
sucker punched Hymns to believe in their lies
inside a crypt, hidden, the truth remains
tumors to remove from the healthy cells
super cautious and diligent, their spies
overheard and oversaw the whole works
unknown except in small circles, the grains
nestled in a silo, quiet as bells
defeated in childhood, Hymns grew up strong
entitled to nothing but the steelworks
deals made by the Church kept Hymns off the street
ending up in the '80s, Christ, with AIDS
dying of Kaposi's sarcoma [beat]
genuinely sad, how memory fades
yet, Hymns' voice hovers in Church, never wrong
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Papa Kitty ~ Thursday, January 16, 2025
Magically, I wish I could wave this wand
and make all your problems just disappear
generally, things never happen like that
if they did how quick to create a bond
culinary magic comes with practice
as if your soufflé puffs up without fear
lifting up the spirits of our black cat
literally, sniffing the air for food
yet, I am no magician, the cactus
I brought from California tastes better
worked into a salad or as a stew
if only I could cook, your tight sweater
shows me if I were man enough, I'm through
holding hands, my crooked wand, stirs a roux
I imagine too sincere from the start
cultivate a love for those guttersnipes
only if, like Alan, I could play drums
until they broke me in two, broke my heart
left in poverty with a pair of sticks
drums sold to pay credit card debt, the gripes
work themselves out with salt and cookie crumbs
animosity resents how left out
vinyl in the sun warps a ton of bricks
egos inflated economically
transference, projection, acts out on stage
humble Mumble Bunny as comically
inferior as naked mole rat rage
shut the front door, get the fuck out, and shout
wicked words at willows offering shade
as if you could just leave it all behind
nothing but suffering whilst underpaid
diminished insights, the blind lead the blind
and make all your problems just disappear
generally, things never happen like that
if they did how quick to create a bond
culinary magic comes with practice
as if your soufflé puffs up without fear
lifting up the spirits of our black cat
literally, sniffing the air for food
yet, I am no magician, the cactus
I brought from California tastes better
worked into a salad or as a stew
if only I could cook, your tight sweater
shows me if I were man enough, I'm through
holding hands, my crooked wand, stirs a roux
I imagine too sincere from the start
cultivate a love for those guttersnipes
only if, like Alan, I could play drums
until they broke me in two, broke my heart
left in poverty with a pair of sticks
drums sold to pay credit card debt, the gripes
work themselves out with salt and cookie crumbs
animosity resents how left out
vinyl in the sun warps a ton of bricks
egos inflated economically
transference, projection, acts out on stage
humble Mumble Bunny as comically
inferior as naked mole rat rage
shut the front door, get the fuck out, and shout
wicked words at willows offering shade
as if you could just leave it all behind
nothing but suffering whilst underpaid
diminished insights, the blind lead the blind
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Spooky ~ Saturday, January 11, 2025
I am so sorry I was ever born
as if we have a choice in the matter
maybe some of us miscarry before
suffering and sorrow overtake scorn
obviously, I have witnessed the worst
sugar poured in a buttermilk batter
obeys the rules, the recipe, the score
reason, in an apology, makes sense
rough sketch, as I jump off the ledge, headfirst
yolk in my face, we get only one chance
I must apologize for the sparrows
willful in the bushes, uncaught, they dance
as if there were no tomorrow, narrows
serve to allow safe passage, on the fence
everyone is informed on existence
versions of the real make believe we know
existence precedes essence as ideas
rivers flood the imagination, tense
bitter with fears, nevermore tears, switch gears
obey the rules, but why, observe the show
relax, the players eat corn tortillas
no more tears, baby shampoo, no one cries
as this body grows old with no more tears
sucker to feel this is normal, I steal
interest vested in God, as I must test
forgotten boundaries, envelopes to peel
wisdom apart at the seams, baseballs rest
entangled at a distance from the lies
as if we have a choice in the matter
maybe some of us miscarry before
suffering and sorrow overtake scorn
obviously, I have witnessed the worst
sugar poured in a buttermilk batter
obeys the rules, the recipe, the score
reason, in an apology, makes sense
rough sketch, as I jump off the ledge, headfirst
yolk in my face, we get only one chance
I must apologize for the sparrows
willful in the bushes, uncaught, they dance
as if there were no tomorrow, narrows
serve to allow safe passage, on the fence
everyone is informed on existence
versions of the real make believe we know
existence precedes essence as ideas
rivers flood the imagination, tense
bitter with fears, nevermore tears, switch gears
obey the rules, but why, observe the show
relax, the players eat corn tortillas
no more tears, baby shampoo, no one cries
as this body grows old with no more tears
sucker to feel this is normal, I steal
interest vested in God, as I must test
forgotten boundaries, envelopes to peel
wisdom apart at the seams, baseballs rest
entangled at a distance from the lies
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Sabotage ~ Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Death for the other, never make a wish
rip a new hole to Ürümqi, you dig
only before the inauguration
potential repercussions, as they dish
Deep, the Mariana Trench, pizza face
endless consequences, on an oil rig
artistic, poetic license, station
deliberate choice, karma, as a guide
Gather feathers together without grace
ordained to preach, to obtain and to breach
righteous protocols, a natural death
genius, a request, in their sleep, to reach
ethical heights, bright wings, take a deep breath
over the moral order, without pride
undermine the Übermensch, a rank stench
sand crabs walk the gangplank, a monkey wrench
rip a new hole to Ürümqi, you dig
only before the inauguration
potential repercussions, as they dish
Deep, the Mariana Trench, pizza face
endless consequences, on an oil rig
artistic, poetic license, station
deliberate choice, karma, as a guide
Gather feathers together without grace
ordained to preach, to obtain and to breach
righteous protocols, a natural death
genius, a request, in their sleep, to reach
ethical heights, bright wings, take a deep breath
over the moral order, without pride
undermine the Übermensch, a rank stench
sand crabs walk the gangplank, a monkey wrench
Saturday, January 4, 2025
died in his sleep ~ Saturday, January 4, 2025
misogyny
orientalism
patriarchy
understanding objectification
pushing the envelope
trauma, distress, abuse
haunted by memories
engage with child sex traffickers
invent the laws of capital
resist hate crimes
murderers and felons
eclipsed by the new president
someone says he is dead
someone says he is dead
orientalism
patriarchy
understanding objectification
pushing the envelope
trauma, distress, abuse
haunted by memories
engage with child sex traffickers
invent the laws of capital
resist hate crimes
murderers and felons
eclipsed by the new president
someone says he is dead
someone says he is dead
Der Anführer in Aufruhr ~ Saturday, January 4, 2025
transported to London as an infant
haunted for decades, never to return
enticed by poetry, by words, by books
celestial distance measured by sextant
useless as a navigator, black sails
landmark sighted, imagine blue skies burn
terrible memories, recorded looks
ingrained with forgotten idle chatter
vacate body and mind if all else fails
alleyway with no name, unlisted house
terror unwise, street life, a gap tooth smile
inventions without design, pipe dream mouse
obsolete games overrun by a mile
nervous children chant hey batter batter
orbits elliptical circle round spheres
furniture lacks springs, cushions lacking foam
installed in Kew Gardens, settlement plan
noticeably undecided, shapes fears
slip back and forth between time signatures
excite sensory nerves, archers do roam
culturally old world, spanners do span
urban suburban vanity mirror
ride shock waves Huntington Beach, ligatures
insightful down rabbit holes, newsworthy
trade blonde hair blue eyes, expressive brown eyes
intelligence lacking orange scurvy
entranced by language hiding truth in lies
sentenced life, der Führer in a furor
haunted for decades, never to return
enticed by poetry, by words, by books
celestial distance measured by sextant
useless as a navigator, black sails
landmark sighted, imagine blue skies burn
terrible memories, recorded looks
ingrained with forgotten idle chatter
vacate body and mind if all else fails
alleyway with no name, unlisted house
terror unwise, street life, a gap tooth smile
inventions without design, pipe dream mouse
obsolete games overrun by a mile
nervous children chant hey batter batter
orbits elliptical circle round spheres
furniture lacks springs, cushions lacking foam
installed in Kew Gardens, settlement plan
noticeably undecided, shapes fears
slip back and forth between time signatures
excite sensory nerves, archers do roam
culturally old world, spanners do span
urban suburban vanity mirror
ride shock waves Huntington Beach, ligatures
insightful down rabbit holes, newsworthy
trade blonde hair blue eyes, expressive brown eyes
intelligence lacking orange scurvy
entranced by language hiding truth in lies
sentenced life, der Führer in a furor
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