counting each second
listening to the clocks heartbeats
failing to hear life’s
life
rem sleep…
dancing
on
the edge
of
a dream
that
place
where all things
are
possible
and
anything
can be
undone
decisions
poorly made
corrected
old
arguments
won
salty tears
dried
and
blown
into
nonexistence
one can
also
fulfill
suspended dreams
caress
lovers
never held
taste
the honey
of
lips
only seen
from
a distance
even
succeed
where failure
prevailed
oh
this is a marvelous place
these
moments
between
night
and
dawn
resting
on
a new day’s
pillow
the end game…
game of blind man’s bluff
set spinning by denial
normal’s the mantra
wearing mask of undue hope
the bluff becomes a real buff
the promise of eternity…
please stay
in
your
designated line
divine blessings
on
earth
are allotted
according to
your position
in line
but
rest assured
that
you’ll
be
given
a fair share
of
life’s bounty
upon
your souls passing
into
the chimeric promised land
a sure guarantee
from those
who
oppressed you
during
your time
on
earth
nobody wanted to get depressed…
stopped watching the news
stopped counting deaths from virus
and global warming
just getting back to normal
was man’s final delusion
save your breath…
so here’s the classic line
’bout love being blind
but the other part is it’s deaf
for lovers rarely listen
nothing to write home about…
this path
of
freedom
is strewn
with
shards of hate
a path
not chosen
walking barefoot
into the night
pain
with
each step made
they say
i should be
grateful
that i’m
permitted
to walk
advantage…
political posturing
economic concerns primary
sanctity of life secondary
a pandemic of greed
game set death
human rights…
i shall be dead soon
but my human rights will still
be an unborn child
global catering service…
always believed
that
the world
i saw
would evolve
to
include me
but
ain’t nothing
changed
justice
is still sleeping
and
folks like me
are
more
than
welcomed
to
serve
but
not
eat
