Dasein
...Dragged down by her own arms and eyes, to the surrounding sheol of the they
Authentic life gets buried in the dirt of averageness, as the world’s prey
She is a being in the world, whose only tru...
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Categories:
averageness, death, deep, identity, philosophy,
Form: Acrostic
An Elegy For a Legend, In Memory of the Inspiration That Was Mehdi Bagheri, My Great Teacher
...He is dead. My beloved teacher is gone.
Like the burning sun, with knowledge he shone
A man of letters, he would voice his thoughts
Costing him dear ever and anon
Gone is he who was out of pla...
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Categories:
averageness, in memoriam, inspiration, mentor,
Form: Rhyme
Murderville
...Making people happy
under the dark skies
residents can be free
dignity is yours
everyone is themselves
ranked the best in confidence
Villains turn to heroes
in a judge-fre...
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Categories:
averageness, beauty, bullying, community, desire,
Form: Acrostic
Strangest Feeling
...It's the strangest feeling in the world
to want two things at once
when it has to do with sexuality
everything can come rushing at you at once
I realize now that I can have a certain reaction
t...
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Categories:
averageness, imagination, life, love, passion,
Form: Free verse