RIP

sometimes it seems
like the only reason
magic johnson is still alive
and my dad isn't
is because magic johnson
hasn't run out of money yet
is life not a human right?
or is it a privilege instead
offered to some, but not all?
and who gets to decide
who lives and who dies?

SMOKE AND MIRRORS

we can't think outside that box
if we don't know it's there

new poetry but still the same old same old

just for shits and giggles
what if the people who vote for the other guy
when you think you are voting for the lesser evil
think they are doing the same?
look past the fear and what do you see?

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i don't drink,
but i don't go around
telling everybody else not to drink.
that's not my decision to make.

does self-destructive behavior
have a tendency to hurt others?
yeah, sure it does.
(probably a lot more than not wearing a mask)
it's still not my decision to make.

fear frozen heart

you reap what you sow
spineless coward
masturbate with words
and call it poetry
blame somebody
some thing
anybody else
oh so pitiful
chickenshit
fraidy cat
it was up to you
all along
fear frozen heart
pining for warmth
steely eyes
soldered shut
neglecting the light
bitch and moan
why dontcha
abandoned in darkness
of your own design

(july 17, 2014)