Breathing Away the Darkness
At night, lights appear, unseen amongst
daytimes dominating sun.
Scattered bits of moon peering curiously
through window slats.
The warmth of some adjoining room
creeping...
The divorce.
The final chapter of
our union
tells of bone deep chagrin-
the dumb utter of
'I feel statements'
plays itself like a mantra,
useless invocations found
in the crumpled leaflets
from...
Trick of Rings and Things“The Lord
is my Ringmaster, I’ll always want!”
Said
Gollum
A fiend
For the
ring
Crack ho’
Of his time
What is the meaning of the ring?
Love is
an
overrated
misunderstood
thing
Precious
metal
surrounding
the
space
waiting
for
something
to
occupy...
I Am
I
am like the Phoenix in mystical mythology regenerating energy amongst the
ashes, strengthening my wings over shadows cast by yesterday’s doubts for
today……………
I am the...
Goddesses Incognito
Underneath
the drab,
the daily,
we are passionate goddesses parading in
spangles
glinting jewels
shimmering cloth
that mirror our enticing hips.
Underneath ragged watchcaps,
we are tender goddesses
crowned in
headwraps
tiaras
mantillas
bandanas
that accentuate our nobility.
Underneath...
My Ancestors
My ancestors picked cotton
Worked hard stacked brick by brick
The old say the young
Just scroll the mouse
Facebook Instagram and click
They call them the instant
Microwave...
Night Sky with Donald Trump
If I put him beneath a sky full
of stars, stood him without
phone or tablet, landline
or screen, broke his connection
with the...
Ocean
I’ve got insomnia
again. I lay awake
for hours, listening
to the fan whirl
as my thoughts swim
round and round to you.
You’re six hours
behind so when I can’t
sleep...
The Picture
there was a manwaiting under the eavesat the bathhousewhen I walked byhis camera slung around his neckcounting on the silvery blueof the oceanand...
In the BeginningWe in Americawake to the horror,1200 dead, 200 abducted,Israel poised to destroyas God did to Sodom.We swear: “Never forget”or: “Free Palestine”or...