leave me alone on Christmas

December 8, 2006

Like in those glass-sided beehives,
the poor and dying press
against the window of my mind.

I cover the glass with candy canes
and santas.

 

 

spirit becoming

November 27, 2006

big-bang.jpg

the gases
the stone
the life forms
the consciousness

we must build
on what has become,
not destroy it

he didn’t ask to be born

November 26, 2006

that little boy
born to a dirtbag
who was born to a dirtbag
who was once a little boy
who did not ask to be born…

how to pay for Dom Perignon

October 26, 2006

before you place
money in hand –
blow off the dead
like dust

beggar-child.jpg

How Not to Lead

August 7, 2006

Put the maximization of profit above all ideals
call it the American dream.

Invite lobbyists to secretly make policy
declare it executive privilege.

Listen only to people who agree with you
pretend you do otherwise.

Paint all who dissent with a broad pink brush
label them traitors

Intimidate rather than dialogue
blame it on evil.

Squander a surplus.
Build a deficit.

Outsource torture.
Ignore law.

Fatten the rich.
Squeeze the poor.

Call yourself compassionate.

 

item # 2:

you are a sucker for
sweeping generalizations:

all blacks
all whites
all girls
all boys
all rich
all poor

always
never

2006

Perhaps…

June 28, 2006

god
needs us
as much as
we need
god

starving crying.jpg

dogs of war

May 20, 2006

Dogs of war
trot through the streets
at dawn

nails tapping
on asphalt,
heads moving left to right.

With each turn of
each forsaken corner
their ranks swell…

since there is little food

and even less love
to go around
for dogs

who were once
tender pups.

Chocolate Coal Chips

May 16, 2006

The spoon is
a bulldozer –
the ice cream
West Virginia.

I scrape for chips
of chocolate.
No one seems able
to stop me.

LuckyYou!

May 3, 2006

Audi
Caddi
Jaguar
Hummer

good looking kids
private schools

nice teeth
expensive toys

dog camp
golf camp
(no boot camp)

lawn service
pool service
security service

maid
spa
country club

do lunch a lot

Lucky you!

you deserve
these luxuries

more than
others deserve
to eat.