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Saturday, May 18, 2013

2008 (remembered)


it has to end
this culture of fear
he says
with audacity
and courage
revive
a culture of confidence
they line up for blocks
around cobbled corners
just to see him
just to hear him speak
youth, without colour,
no time to waste on hate
even the jaded the cynical
warming to hope and change
bobby kennedy magic
and eldrige cleaver soul
rising up again
lighting the way

so here's to you america
and a parting cheer
l'chaim "to life"
and the end of fear.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

what it is where it is


fly and dream
and live in wonder
cry and scream
and often squander
i really really ponder
the what the where
the crossing to what
love
self-love
being loved
loving
the borderline to where
is there a place for a love song
as time goes by
someone to sing to
or be sung to
someone to say goodnight
or to say goodnight to
who would know
who would care to know
the lonely
the loveless
the songless
the listless
it's where belonging
becomes offensive
and offending belongs
it can't come
from mere words
can it? may it?
be prudent
be patient
so they say
you only live once
or so, so others say
as the air becomes heavy
laden with an approaching inevitable
there is the sadness that permeates
and the haunting that creeps
into the play
of light and shadow
in the dusk
it's not comforting
it's more a reminder
or not
of the impenetrable demarcation
what it is where it is