Hard Choices
The hard
thing isn’t
knowing I
can write
in such
a way
as to
make all
sorts of
people happy,
the hard
thing is
not doing it.
Category Archives: poems & short jabs
hard choices
Filed under poems & short jabs
gasping for air
Gasping for Air
Shards reduced
to short
jabs &
then to
one-liners,
like a
man with
a punctured
lung gasping
for air.
Filed under poems & short jabs
the depths of absurdity
The Depths of Absurdity
He plumbed
the depths
of absurdity
& on
the ocean
floor discovered
thousands upon
thousands of
creatures from
another galaxy
huddled together
like jellyfish.
Filed under poems & short jabs
speak your truth
Hieronymus Bosch (circa 1450–1516) | The Last Judgment | click the image to enlarge…
Speak Your Truth
Always speak
your own
truth &
on judgement
day
you’ll have
the
last laugh.
Filed under poems & short jabs
trying to get original
Trying to Get Original
He was
trying to
get original
he put
his left
shoe on
his right
foot &
his right
one on
the left
wrote anonymous
love letters
on butterfly
wings chanted
Gregorian
to a
Motown beat.
Alone at
3 a.m. in
his cold-
water flat,
wearing a
World-War-
One Red-
Cross tunic
& Austrian
combat boots.
Filed under poems & short jabs
poor understanding
Painting by René Magritte | Ceci n’est pas une pipe. | This Is Not A Pipe.
Poor Understanding
A paradox
is an
indication of
poor understanding.
Filed under poems & short jabs
