Archive for April, 2008

Politics

April 23rd, 2008

I try to stay out of it as much as I can. I’m not even sure I believe in the system any more. It is like a circus to me.Neither Obama nor Hillary really speak to me deeply.
McCain just scares the crap out of me as an out of touch, Roe vs. Wade overturning, Patriarchal “Christian” […]

Losing a Friend

April 20th, 2008

When can you say this —
that someone is a true friend?
—a day, or a year?
It doesn’t matter
One day or a whole lifetime
When the vibe is right
I hadn’t seen you -
seemed forever and a day.
Then I heard you were gone.
Just another day
in paradise you told me
A place you could be
Free from the sheriff
And those who might […]

Gaining Wisdom

April 4th, 2008

As in a city,
lost, walking round in circles -
pacing the same streets.
My true place to be
lay on the next block over.
But I never knew.
I chose to wander
too proud to ask directions
most could have given.
Living in the now
is useless, if not mindful
of the guide inside. (who knows when to ask)
In my early years,
my course was never […]

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