come to the realisation I am more social commentator
than poet
so needs must
have to search out a more relevant spot in the web for my little rambling efforts.

Goodbye Hello Poets

we are all natural born space travellers
born into it
at a certain time and place
we were bred and delivered
to live and ultimately die
and journey for awhile in the stomachs of the smaller space travellers on planet Earth

you have to step into poet mode
an inkling of deepest depth
crosses in front of your eyes
and a first line is born and
you are born with it
gushing along when the waters first broke
splashing around until you regain your mind
ticking along in everyday mode
wearing wellington boots and a cape
the super hero ready for anything

I have seen a man eat cat food from a can
twice a knife raised up to stab someone there to help
sham sham shambling shadows of men shuffling to nowhere
the silent screams of people gone mad with suffering loss
the old lost in their youth of seventy years back
children living a condition that gives them a deep empathy
families torn apart when the last will and testament didn't go their way
plus of course all the shared horror a news channel can churn out
if that is not enough the art of man will show you much, much more.

i wish history really did
repeat itself
because i badly
want you to happen to me
again

i had no clue about art
but i knew a thing or two
from just looking at you