Category Archives: Poems

Checking_the_Temperature_on_an_American_Tightrope

Move with a different frequency. Purpose. Shift the paradigms. Ignore the broken creeds and traffic lights. Always turn up the volume. Liberty is in the mind and heart before it becomes belief or philosophy. God-given. Creator-driven. No Marvel character. I scoop out grainy black dust for the morning brew, wait patiently for the signal, andContinue reading “Checking_the_Temperature_on_an_American_Tightrope”

Groundhog_Day

Hungry at 5:46am. Not for food orforms of nutrition. Resistance. Voice.  Impact. Normal stuff. Spring’s warmfingertips begin to break winter’s grip. Temps start to feel like distant cousins,stopping by on their routes home or mama’s sweet potato pies around theholidays. The sum of man is his reactions to adverse conditions, to the ways brokenmen wieldContinue reading “Groundhog_Day”

Tapestry_of_an_Empire

The smoke is normal. Crashing into the walls of a burning house has become common place, a routine I repeat almost daily. Graying hair symbolizes the time I have committed to inhaling metallic culture. A tightrope is home. Stealthily balancing weight on an eyelash. Master the grind. Master the hustle. Master the way sunlight bouncesContinue reading “Tapestry_of_an_Empire”

Cosplay_is_the_Norm (Sheesh)

Back in the bag, or the gamble,or the risk, rolling dice against gray concrete, trying to fortifywings to clip polluted skies. The boy is too fly, unkempt, and unruly,escaping the hot mouthed silliness of so-called preachers, teachers,online yuppies, and designers. No fear up here. No fear up here amongscattered clouds. Earbuds thread soundwaves into myContinue reading “Cosplay_is_the_Norm (Sheesh)”