Not right versus left
(but)
right versus wrong

The truth standing firm
(both)
unlabeled and strong

Preying among us
(the evil)
inure

Till verity triumphs
(with)
— Forces Majeures

(The New Room: September, 2025)

KNOCK – KNOCK
evil resounds
the devil’s doorknob
to Hades impounds

POUND - POUND
the hasp in its dock
whose key to perdition
— in hand to unlock

(Dreamsleep: September, 2025)

Life ...
an unending series
of crossroads

Take
the right turn
— and tomorrow befriends  

(Dreamsleep: September, 2025)

Be a Poet ...
stop trying
to become one
give yourself up
to the sound

Within your lyrics
are so many
pleadings
feelings disjoint
and impound

Open the gate
and let out the dogs
the last fox
almost over
the hill

Scream
if you must
those whispers betrayed
until all that’s been empty
— is filled

(The New Room: September, 2025)

An unmarried girl
in the wilderness
Any hopes of a suitor
are slim
Her virtue unsold
forever braving the cold
She waits for the promise
of him

An unpublished poem
in the syllabus
Any pressure to edit
unmoved
The words as they lay
both hunter and prey
To become what the future
— will choose


(Dreamsleep: September, 2025)

Dying of boredom unchallenged
— the single worst kind of death

(Dreamsleep: September, 2025)

Taking one step
past forever
To travel the pathway
inured

Escaping those moments
unsettled
At home there to wander
— secured

(Dreamsleep: September, 2025)