But Tonight
To Poe’s masquerade Death
came masked & silent
but tonight he comes
bare-faced & blustering,
boasting of freedoms
& falsehoods in a voice
full … Read more
Kevin Grauke
For the Grands
To Timothy Snyder
In a few years before you cast your first ballot
for your candidate, whose rival has charmed
his way through the primaries by wrapping
himself in the … Read more
Living The Dream
In Camazotz all emotion has been eradicated
We go through the motions of a satisfying life
Doing everything in time and just right
Never lingering on the curves of love … Read more
As Greta Thunberg Says
We go on about
greening and building back better.
Our kids and grandkids say blah blah blah.
Corporations bandy about terms like
carbon neutrality and net-zero emissions.
Those who’ll pay … Read more
LAMENTATIONS
Today, I saw the earth stand still.
Thunder crashed and fire shocked the skies.
Skyscrapers toppled with a mighty sound.
Then smoke and … Read more
Britney Is Free
did you hear
Britney is free now
she uploaded her mind into the cloud
where she can live forever
Britney is free of the constraints
of being human
looks, weight, … Read more
9/11 End Game
19 of the 22 9/11 attackers
were from Saudi Arabia. So why
did we attack the Afghans?
The Afghans have not lost
a home game in over 2000 years.
The … Read more
The silence when no one’s around
He was at ease in the backseat of his sister’s parked car.
She waited for her husband.
She was also relaxed adjusting an eyelash in her passenger seat visor.
He … Read more
For whom is the war over?
The Taliban say the war is over
The Americans say the war is over
The war is not over
for journalists in hiding—
for activists fearing for their lives—
for … Read more
Front Page
In today’s news, the president pulled his army’s troops from a
middle eastern country because their soldiers were always high
and didn’t fight like a terrorist takeover was imminent. So … Read more
Out of sight
What’s the difference between
eviction and our sad condition except
that the former gives birth to the latter?
Behind me – if I am still visible – is
the house … Read more