A Song

I looked at my phone againThing is I did that minutes agoStill no messages– only the timeGlaring at me like some comicSaying “hey–a’int nobody calling?”And then the minutes, the hours just slideSlide into some other place whereThey all...

Life in a War

We shot then up badWe shot then up goodWe did all the things That we thought we should.The people were crazyOr so we thoughtBut then things changedBy a whole lot.There were smiles that diedRight on the spot.There were lives to be livedThat a bullet stopped.Those were...

Empty Machine

When there is one call to wait forWhen there is a last place to liveWhen all else is an open doorThen I will learn how to give. But until then, I am afraidLife will be stronger than me. And where others choose to be braveI have no choice but to be free. That is the...

We Saw

We saw how beautiful life is–then it stopped.Then what?It just stopped?There’s gotta be something more–At least you’ d think.But then…what if not?Then, then…Nothing but what?A blue lake with water everywhereAnd trees and sky andAll...

The Place

As I was thinking tonightThree thoughts came to mind.Then just like that I forgot about twoAnd the other thought just stood byFor a while– then just as it was ready,That last thought passed me by. So there I was was left with not a thought,Except that I had one...

Maybe

Maybe I die shortly.Maybe I die longly. Maybe I don’ t die at all.Maybe I just linger some while,Or just catapult to nowhere. Or maybe suddenly I see everythingvery clearly. The people, the animals, their friends–all of themAre suddenly free.To live, to...