A Poem for Jeff Bezos
When the void was new, its origins were not blue
but a vacuum turned green,
ill with this viridescent epidemic –
we … Read more
Issue #12 Aug 01, 2021
The Courage to Pause. Simone Biles.
Easy to admire the fluid grace
the obedient agile body built with
hours of sweat and striving sacrifice
Easy to overlook the price. Pain
not just the muscle burn and … Read more
INPUT FOR THE HOUSE PANEL ON THE JAN. 6TH INSURRECTION
(an epiphany sans wise men)
Devout
standard-bearers
journeyed, followed their Star.
Believers obeyed its credo.
Proud Boys, MAGA, QAnon.
I AM
the only One,
shined the Star, who is Worthy.… Read more
At the stadium: Nationals-Padres game, 7/18/21
Night fell on us broiling, dense clouds, deep rout
from the other team, beer haze, roasted snacks.
You could say we were ready to come out
to the ballgame, the … Read more
Coronaville
It’s peaceful out here on the ledge, equidistant to outcomes.
The sound of wind has replaced my racing thoughts.
I can breathe.
I can be.… Read more