Moses was a senior, quite an old man
God said: “OK, do the best you can"
He raised his rod, split the sea
Just when he had to go pee
"Who do you think I am, God ~ Superman?"
There is no
real need
for people
to be mean
to innocent
people they
do not even
know and
a line must
be drawn
when many
people we
care for
are being
targeted
just for being
Black or Brown
while they are
out and about
and it always
makes me frown
at the
computer screen
and that vibe
gets me down
which is why
I choose to
detach mentally
from it all
and log out
so that I don't
feel spiritually
drained for
these petty
online conflicts
are not even ever
worth the clout.
Life seems as
Ever arising forms~
Included in this
Inexplicable story
Is the arising of
A separation sense
Synonymous with a
Desire for restoration
And home~all
Told in stories
Of loss and fulfillment
And already complete~~
.
let's frank
be
no
jamez will do
edvard
there'z thuh lucky
chance
az thuh
find'n
4leaf clover
that you score
one
unless king solomon
you're
or edvard (oh stop)
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woke up from a dream about you
but you were next to me, resting your eyes
am i too much of a hopeless romantic?
i asked myself, romanticizing every breathe with you
drained by the thoughts of losing you
goodbye came in light
and i heard you came back to see me
but i had already left that place
(Persian rug depiction of Heaven)
I move forward
Sometimes strong and true
Sometimes stumbling
But always forward
As if towards a goal.
Then I see
I’ve really just been going ‘round and ‘round
A wheel, a cycle, a spiral
Ever returning.
Maybe it’s a trap
A Möbius loop
With no way out,
But maybe it’s just a path
That is already perfect,
Perfectly what is
My path in Life
Through an intricate and complete mandala
Of total inclusivity
The good, the bad, the light and dark.
(1/29/26)
I shall give you my everything
To be only yours for all of eternity.
Just forgive me for my sinning,
Give me a love full of sincerity.
I already lost
Some of my hearing
That is why I need to use
A hearing aid
So I can hear better
People talking to me
I have no choice
But to wear then
When I am out
The outside noise
Is very loud is very loud for me
I hate the noise of sirens and fire trucks
Going by blowing their sirens
It is very loud
And also it drives me crazy
Yes every day I wear my hearing aid
If I must ask you where your heart has gone,
Then it is no longer here—
Love should speak like morning light,
Without a tremor, pure and clear.
The silence between us hums with truth,
A note I cannot still—
If I must bid you measure love,
You’ve weighed it by your will.
I will not beg a broken flame
To burn against its need—
For love that waits upon command
Is not a love indeed.
Go gently, then—no words remain,
No tears can change the voice—
If I must make you choose, my dear,
You’ve already made your choice.
Ultimately
there is nothing~
and if nothing
resonates
(for no one)
what-is may
seem already
miraculous~~
In my dream, I have already loved you, with an endless passion,
Like a star shining in the starry night, you are my unbroken light,
In every corner of my soul, I have felt you, like the sun's ray at dawn,
And in every beat of my heart, I have heard you, like the echo of an old melody.
In the depths of the sea of thoughts, I have plunged into you, like a precious pearl,
And in every wave of emotion, I have searched for you, like a traveler for his treasure,
In every dream, I have desired you, like a poet desires the perfect words,
And in every awakening, I have found you again, like a painter finds his colors.
In every sunrise, I have seen you, like an artist sees the beauty of nature,
And in every sunset, I have felt you, like a musician feels the rhythm of his music,
In every raindrop, I have heard you, like a composer hears his notes,
And in every snowflake, I have touched you, like a sculptor touches his marble.
But, although I have already loved you in my dream, I still seek you in reality,
Hoping that one day, my dream will become reality,
And I will have you by my side, forever, in this world and the others.
You’ve spent years gathering pieces.
Lessons woven into your hands,
stitched into your voice,
threaded through the way you move.
Still, you hesitate.
As if wisdom needs a witness.
As if truth needs permission.
As if you are waiting for someone
to say, yes, you are allowed.
But no one is coming to grant you authority.
No degree, no title, no nod of approval
will make you more of what you already are.
You know.
You have always known.
And when you finally claim it—
they will know too.
I already accepted.
The gold metal, the grinding sounds.
Every type of glue that isn’t as good as a nail.
Unknowingly.
I already accepted.
The sweaty feeling.
Wings falling off.
Brand new socks that have tears.
I already accepted.
How everyone is congratulating me.
Smoky and no eyes.
An award like a gravestone.
I already accepted that lock of hair.
I already accepted an apple with a bite mark.
I already accepted the howling staircase.
I already accepted help from a werewolf who can’t remember anything.
I already signed that slip of paper.
That tells them I can stay in the hospital.
Got folded up.
And poof.
I already accepted.
And they say they have proof.
Nothing
is already perfect
as it is~
so the story is
let's go ahead
and perfect things~
yet how is
nothing perfected?~~
The cattails and frogs were less than amused today
By mallard duck, dressed so weird down by the bay
Duck named Tuck was getting ready to dive
Bees laughed at him, and raced back to their hive
Damselflies and dragonflies flitted around merrily
They liked ducks who acted silly and prissily
Did you see his suit? It is from way back in the day
Is he going to dive? Do you think he’ll find his way?
These were all thoughts zooming around the bay
His pink inner tube was ridiculous, by the way.
Jump already the marsh said to the crazy duck.
But he chickened out, this duck named Tuck.
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