from shallow breathing
through this still and quiet morn
hurricanes are born

tis patience testing
watching succulence collect
ever sweet reward

just getting behind
sends some running to catch up
times already passed

put down that tethered distraction
pick up that good book
(the Bible's a start)
or a deck of cards
possibly Monopoly
as time is not constrained
watch the sun come up
then watch it set
enjoy a long walk
with your little pup
or a midnight stroll
with your
one true love
maybe turn this around
and put the sickness
on ignore

letting pressure build
whipping up frenzied panic
what they do the best

talking head pundits
spewing vile malignancies
stirring their cauldron

under constant fire
twenty four seven access
nowhere they can’t find

better to unplug
devices meaning to divide
wake up go outside

breath in his sweet air
watch that glorious sun rise
thank God your alive

what can you believe
your eyes watching tv shows
studios produce

images sold
tell a vision
silent pied pipers
master strings
puppets along
manipulation
mass population
asleep

alone at nights end
thinking upon you sleeping
thoughts turn to prayers

For a mind that asks
For eyes that seek
For the ears to hear
And a heart that feels
Your constant love
Amen

when you found me there
blinded in madness
covered in dirt

my bourbon filled eyes
blinking up to you

a sobering vision
(that pulled me through)

how did you ever know
that this lowly man
could be saved

gas prices soaring
passing poor bread line walkers
their cars all broken
promises made with sly smiles
serfs betrayed by masters guile

riding a donkey
jackles cackled ridicule
atop *******

oh to hear the rain
this silence falling maddens
as darkness descends

heartless their praising
winking those hyena eyes
porcelain teeth shine

magical river
flowing knowledge the essence
with none forced to drink
some perish with parched lips pierced
others water thirsty souls

do trees not drink up
feeding equal leaf and limb
growing stronger roots
in reaching ever higher
to the essence that feeds them

death to central banks
no real representation
no more taxation

what is real?
news at ten?
the earths' spin?
nothing ends?
what begins?
here's the deal.
trust in him.
Gods' within.
guiding man.
home again.

they call it voodoo
us nuts for believing it
it's peace this kook loves
as chaos reigns all around
I'm praying for those not found

I feel the procession has slowed
almost to a crawl eerily
as if to delay the inevitable show
while some dance merrily

the final stops' been dug six feet
everyone gathered 'round
with no one left for us to meet
accept the cold hard ground

it's all illusion
great kabuki theater
get your jiffy pop
others screaming falling sky
as the plot twist turns the knife

it's die was cast
it's tint poured
it's point made

as for me
it's what made me

blind men saw it
mutes could speak it
deaf even heard it

as for me
I was all three

then I met you
and i felt it
love so true
I couldn't deny it

They say time matches on
Not like a July fourth homecoming parade
But a slow Orleans procession

listen to Greta
she knows about energy
just ask the Spanish
England wants to block sunlight
apparently to save earth

who believes these clowns
flying in their private jets
preaching consume less
now Spains' electric cars
have nowhere for them to charge

the sea, the sea
bring me to the sea
in front of her crashing waves
where I can dream of being free

don your flag
whatever country
they tell you
your nose lead around
chaos to chaos

so easy
as narratives change
then they watch
pied pipers leading
thoughtless dance

shadowy fingers strike
evil notes begin to ring
marionettes dance

seems people need to hate
living their lives wanting someone to blame
stupid pawns in others games

ivermectin
the horse paste they laughed at
approved for covid
I knew this four years ago
apple flavors' my favorite