Sound Bites 4-21-2026
That Moment
Amazing the things
that work — and don’t work
A love that’s given
and not returned
The time that measures
but never stops
That moment wished for
forever spurned
One hope that lingers
— forget me not
**
This Dream
My pen is my instrument
the letters my band
the readers my audience
each note to command
My prose a piano
my verse in the strings
Percussion conducting
— this dream to begin
**
The Balance
As thoughts and feelings
joined as one
A light went off ...
I saw the sun
The balance I had
always craved
Enveloped me
— the debt repaid
**
Thoughts On Trial
Academic court-marshal
tenure is lost
Degrees are rescinded
peer reviews squawk
Doctorate cancelled
fellowships mired
Theories in limbo
— students on fire
**
Rejection
You can’t cry
anymore ...
The past ill-begotten
the present in sin
You can’t cry
anymore ...
Your tears a confession
— rejected within
**
Estranged Bedfellows
Ten years later
both still proud
Sleeping apart
saying out loud
Threats
of indictment
Fingers
of blame
Marriage
despondent
Sharing
— a name
**
Forced Recon
Seize every
moment
Or others
will not
Your voice
is the trigger
That fire’s
their lot
Give yourself
credit
Where credit
is due
But lead
from the front
Intrepid
— and true
**
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