SILENT PARTNER

I see the sky

In shades of gray

I see the earth

As a

Silent partner

And I wonder

If I will

Transcend

Both

BUMS

They’re making coffee

For the bums

The bums

Are asking

For doughnuts

They’re printing paper

And calling

It money

The bums

Know better

THESE WALLS

These walls

Do not speak to me

And this floor

Does not

Welcome my feet

This place

Does not

Remind me

Of anything

In particular

Should it?

SLITHER

Don’t point me

To the passing parade

The blood is running high

I’m left for dead

On a field of trampled flowers

Don’t throw me to the wolves

Not yet anyway

Watch me slither

Then beg

For a second chance

CRITICISM

When you criticize

You don’t always take into account

What it means to be human

We’re not machines

And if we were

The criticism would still be invalid

Now don’t take this as a criticism

Of yourself

It’s just our way

Of commenting

On your less than salutary behavior

NOTICE

You tend to deceive

Yourself

When you seek

Some kind of notice

You think

Notice is acceptance

And acceptance

Is security

You can only

Follow yourself so long

Before you start

Going in reverse

LOOKING OVER ONE'S SHOULDER

Looking over one’s shoulder

We have the advantage

Of being safe from all harm

And the opportunity arises

To follow the created muse

All the vacant worlds

And until now unknown

Destinations

Suddenly become reachable

As well as knowable

Will we take advantage

Of this revolutionary opportunity

Or will we be satisfied

To stay put

And remain frozen on the ground

RELENTLESS HAPPINESS

Dark clouds

Are trying to form

But your relentless

Happiness

Is a cause

For their concern

They wonder

As they wander

If you will be

So kind

As to forget them

PEANUTS

Stay away from Peanuts

Even if you like them

They may not like you

Stay away from the sun

Distance is good

When you see it as a little orb

In the sky

You can still feel its warmth

But you won’t be paralyzed

By its heat

Or blinded

By its brilliance