Hits me like 6 bricks
Courage. Fortitude.
Even daily life
A struggle. Slowly go.

            Yo espero.

Just the little poems
Rhyme, memory
Wish I was a shaman
Wish I could set free

Vegetarian tacos
Lettuce, refried beans
Once I was a teacher
Poems for the tweens

Mr. David Markson
France, Mexico
Does she think about me?
Probably never know

Cool grey city of love
San Francisco Zen
Susan Darlene Meek
Ah! What might have been

                     3710

Contemporary America is chaos
I sleep late. Meditate.
Will I travel again?
Maybe ride a train

           brainpain

So I was an English teacher
Taught the tweens
My favorite middle school book:
Things Not Seen

I like Carl Hiaasen
My favorite of his is Flush
The Green Light!
Her blush

Katniss Everdeen
I volunteer! I volunteer!
I drive
You steer

Still love the Hobbit
The Eagle and the Child
Young minds
Curiosity running wild

           Las bibliotechas!

I was in France for one week
Eifel Tower
Sacre Couer
Chartres

Mark Rothko
Houston Chapel
David Markson
Art

The French waitress was very nice
Friendly
I like Dash Incredible
Not Napoleon Blown Apart

Sacramento, California
Mormon Mike Watson
Me and Mark Hasik
Mike farts.

So if I were a shaman
I would be a wounded healer
The sickness that I feel
Would lead to help for my tribe

But I live in 2024
I take the medicine
Don't see much hope
Sleep. Sleep. Alive.

I need Susan Meek
Not gonna happen
The United States is racist
Northbound 35

Not much in this town
Might drive to Baltimore
Edgar Allen Poet
Sweet tea I imbibe

                   Inner Harbor ...