hope is a seed
planted
in
the
soul of mankind
indeed
always ready to blossom
in springtime
but
if
we
catch the first breath of hope
then
hope is the first light
that
we shall see

He could be you;
Then again,
So might she,
Be you,
Should you be
A S/He.
Q.

The cold gnawed through bones this morning
If there were clouds I'm sure ice blocks would have fallen
crushing cars, destroying roofs and squishing squashy humans.
But the sky was a crystal blue perfect.
I thought it said "hello"
and "how are you"
"shivery but fine", my reply
Then a glint of sunshine gave me a smile.

I am a chicken
Trapped in a cage
I see no way out
(What is out?)

I am surrounded
By chicken heads
We are one creature
(What is one?)

I hear unpleasant-
Ness. Something in
This body aches
(Am I the world?)

I feel cold metal
I feel heat
I feel nothing
(What is feeling?)

its good, now and then
to humble yourself
down on your knees
and pray that you not be deluded.

no dignity, no humility, no true self worth,
consequently no regard for others.

once upon a time i knew
different friends as i passed through
and in turn they did too
in this wonder what became of you

never did we stay in touch
no reason why, just because
staying in touch wasn't so easily done
with the short goodbyes to the long gones

the older that i seem to get
the more my past that i regret
the friends i had that i left
i wonder now where they are at

and do they ever think of me
a soft spot in their memory
were they sad to see me leave
or did life go on with no skipped beats

all the people i once knew
passing time while passing through
i wonder if their thoughts runs loose
back to the me that they once knew

you think at the time you are the oracle
the one speaking eternal truth
a last word, a last thought
whereas you are a speck of dust going ****