Moving into the setting sun,
Seems a waste to me.
Catching spoonfuls of rain
Happens at a lower rate.
…
Inebriated groundhogs
Come stumbling into the light.
Sworn judges of character flaws
Rub the whiskey right.
…
Start a feel for better days.
Count them as they come.
Drink to your health.
Don’t drink again.
…
I have no more
Sugar to pour.
Can you see me
Spinning on my axis?
…
Can you see the can’ts
Flow into a tantrum?
Stop the stance.
Catch the roaming home.
Jumping into a cold, rushing stream;
Gives you a jolt—don’t slip on the rocks!
Standing on a hilltop amidst a strong wind…
Can you remember the exhilaration?
Don’t fall over!
Stepping into a cold shower—wow!
The blood runs quickly and you shiver.
Wake up! Today is the day.
Do your best with what you have.
Show your positive side, and
Make something happen.
Get out there into the world, and
Bless somebody!
Drink slow up high long drawn out
Parents playing pool in sunset rain
Pockets punctured, drained of money
Lips puckered like sharks ready to
Chow down on some nice bare legs.
Democrat attorney, swing right.
Woman of color, swing left.
Suspicious, skeptic, descendant of the middle class,
Positive, certain, confident achiever,
Kamala knows what she wants,
And she knows how to get it.
She sees through the lies,
And won’t be distracted or surprised,
Just when you think he couldn’t
Go any lower! Get him!
Kamala Tim build give share touch
Support congratulate distribute peace
Protect bridge the gap connect lift up
All races all religions all nations equal
Equity for all citizens welcoming the
Stranger hospitality affirmation love
Can I take a liberty?
Can I see, how I fall short
Of perfection?
Be perfect.
Then, take a liberty.
Until then,
Stay humble,
Carry your own weight,
As well as that of your brother,
And learn the ways of love,
Which are easy and whose
Burden is light.
They will appear heavy,
Because I do not see as God sees.
But all in good time.
When I am ready,
I will see clearly.
Until then,
I must suffer and die
To the old self,
So I can be born again anew.
If only I could do
What I want to do,
I would mess up my life,
And have nobody to blame
But myself.
As it is, my vision is only partial,
My wisdom is clouded
By my pride and selfishness.
The obvious gets lost
In all the illusions and self-deceptions
That fill up my mind;
And my insight is broken—
I cannot see to remove the splinter
From the eye of others,
Because of the lumber that is
Lodged in my own.
Saying the truth.
Is it so hard?
Why does everything
Have to come out backwards
Or in double speak?
Why all the games?
Maybe it’s because many people
Don’t want the truth.
They’d rather be told lie after lie.
Maybe many people would rather
Live in a fantasy land,
Where everything they’re afraid of
Is exaggerated and twisted,
And everything they yearn for
Is offered free and easy.
Just offer your mind, body and soul,
And we’ll give you what you want.
Jostling around for a candy cane,
Picking out flowers while tied to a chain,
Moving up ‘til I go insane,
Nothin’ except respect for the woman.
Do you think that she’ll go far?
Aren’t her skills so above par?
She can make three arguments
Why we should be free on this continent.
Let’s go, Kamala. Break fast in a hurry.
Nothin’ comes close to her—don’t doubt me.
We can go all the way in this country.
We don’t worry about the G.O.P.
All quiet in the western country,
Brushes with death aside.
Another disturbed person with a gun
Going after innocent people.
Can you believe that something
Like this could happen?
As much as I don’t like the man,
I wish him well and pray for his safety.
Nobody should have to deal with this.
I’m glad he didn’t get hurt too badly,
And that they were able to get the guy who fired the shots.
I’m sorry that one of the bystanders was killed,
And that others were badly hurt.
Freedom and justice are important,
And Trump is one of God’s children,
Just like everyone else.
May God bless him
For what he suffered.
Stumbling along the sidewalk 