Untumble Lucky dice To see how they began Unscramble The universe To see if there’s a plan Beneath the mess That we’ve made And the waste That we’ve laid To the earth And the sea There’s our destiny Far far away We haven’t invented The tool that we need To see what lies Ahead for […]
Laundry Day
Dirty laundry In our lives It’s easy to pick up Hard to clean How do you get A really tough stain Out of your life? Shout it out? Can you drag Parts of a life away Kicking and screaming Can you do it yourself Or do you need to call security? How do you fix […]
Times Square
It’s easy to know What’s in others’ heads But it’s hard to know What’s in yours We collect so much clutter In our crowded little heads It’s like Millennium Eve At Times Square Our minds can be eager To grab what we see And fit it right into our plan But a mind can be […]
Too Many Memories
Too many memories In the supermarket Too many In the house If I stay in Too many memories And way too many If I go out My future is full Of memories Their load too great To bear If I had my way 23 hours a day I’d blindfold myself And sit in a chair.
A-3
Aching heart Seeking a friendly fire to burn with. She was searing heat She was blinding light She was all the courage Bathing in pure fright. Too much for this world Without a peer She sought a peer Who did not appear. Energy epitomized Dreams unrealized Depression dramatized Left her paralyzed. She was searing heat […]
Odds On Turtle
Turtle Crossing the highway Against all odds. Doesn’t even know it. Out of the water Into the frying pan He’ll never make it. What would make A turtle Cross a highway? Most people Wouldn’t even Take that chance. Turtles don’t know About chances Or odds. Turtles don’t know What failure is. Turtles don’t consider Their […]